Published Jun 9, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT Hamlin has been in the tech field for over seven years. Since 2017, his work has appeared on MakeUseOf , OSXDaily, Beebom, MashTips, and more. He served as the Senior Editor for MUO for two years before joining XDA. He uses a Windows PC for desktop use and a MacBook for traveling, but dislikes some of the quirks of macOS. You're more likely to catch him at the gym or on a flight than anywhere else. When Microsoft introduced Copilot in 2023, around the same time OpenAI's ChatGPT was exploding in popularity, I genuinely wanted to give it a chance, even though I wasn't fully on board with the idea. If AI was supposed to be the future, having it built directly into Windows 11 seemed like the right move at first. In fact, in its early implementations, I could use Copilot to change some basic settings, open apps, and organize Edge tabs. Fast-forward to today, and it feels less like a Windows feature and more like a standalone chatbot app.…