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Windows 11 Copilot now tells you what’s slowing down your PC, while using 1GB RAM itself - Windows Latest

Microsoft's Copilot just got a feature that diagnoses PC slowdowns. The irony? It consumes 1GB RAM while doing it.

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Why it matters

Microsoft is shipping AI-powered system diagnostics into Windows 11 through Copilot—a practical consumer-facing deployment of agentic AI. The resource overhead trade-off signals the real-world tension between capability and efficiency that enterprises will face as they adopt similar tools.

The key facts

8 to know
  1. Copilot feature identifies performance bottlenecks on Windows 11 PCs

  2. Copilot PC Insights tool consumes ~1GB RAM

  3. Testing phase — not yet full rollout

  4. Published July 2026 (future-dated; flagged for verification)

  5. Copilot feature: PC Insights identifies performance bottlenecks on Windows 11

  6. Resource usage: Copilot consumes 1GB RAM

  7. Status: Testing/rolling out to Windows 11 users

  8. Use case: System diagnostics and performance optimization

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