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Microsoft may have finally fixed Windows search by turning it into a chatbot

Engadget • Wed, 07 Oct 2026

Microsoft's Copilot search redesign arrives this fall.

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Microsoft's Copilot search redesign arrives this fall.

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Microsoft's Copilot search redesign arrives this fall.

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