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Introducing Windows Copilot Runtime (blogs.windows.com)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/programming
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Skip the beginning marketing copy. There's a lot of dev focused news

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I copied the sub-headings from the document, serving as an overview:

  • Introducing Windows Copilot Runtime to provide a powerful AI platform for developers
  • New experiences built using the Windows Copilot Runtime
  • Windows Copilot Library offers a set of APIs helping developers to accelerate local AI development
  • Introducing Windows Semantic Index that redefines search on Windows. Vector Embeddings API offers the capability for developers to build their own vector store with their app data
  • Windows is the first platform to have a state-of-the-art SLM shipping inbox and Phi Silica is custom built for the NPUs in Copilot+ PCs
  • Developers can bring their own models and scale across breadth of Windows hardware powered by DirectML
  • PyTorch is now natively supported on Windows with DirectML
  • DirectML now supports web apps that can take advantage of silicon to deliver AI experiences powered by WebNN
  • High-performance inferencing on Windows with ONNX Runtime and DirectML
  • New experiences designed to help every developer become more productive on Windows 11
  • Environments in Dev Home help centralize your interactions with all remote environments. Create, manage, launch and configure dev environments in a snap from Dev Home
  • Windows Customization in Dev Home allows developers to customize their device to an ideal state with fewest clicks
  • New Export feature in Dev Home Machine Configuration allows you to quickly create configuration files to share with your teammates, boosting productivity
  • Dev Drive introduces block cloning that will allow developers to perform large file copy operations, instantaneously
  • Sudo for Windows allows developers to run elevated commands right in Terminal
  • New Source code integration in File Explorer allows tracking commit messages and file status directly in File Explorer
  • Continuing to innovate and accelerating development for Windows on Arm
  • Continuing investments in WinUI3 and WPF to help developers build rich, modern Windows applications
  • WinUI 3 and Windows App SDK now support native Maps control and .NET 8
  • Windows 11 theme support makes it easy to modernize the look and feel of your WPF applications
  • Extend Windows apps into 3D space
  • Building for the future of AI on Windows