Posted 4/8/2024, 7:08:00 PM
Microsoft's New 'Copilot' Key Uses Clever Macro Trickery, Not New Hardware
- Microsoft's new Copilot key is simply a macro, not any special hardware, that users can set up themselves
- You can create your own Copilot key by assigning the macro "Left Shift + Windows Key + F23"
- Microsoft chose to use existing keyboard architecture instead of inventing new technology for the Copilot key
- The Copilot key combination uses an obscure F23 key plus Left Shift and Windows Key to avoid interfering with other macros
- On a user level there is no difference between a macro-based Copilot key and a specially designed key, but the implementation is intriguing