Microsoft Is Quietly Opening the Windows 11 Taskbar To Third-Party AI Agents That Can Act On Your Desktop

Microsoft is preparing a Windows 11 taskbar feature that surfaces AI agents.

It will include Microsoft 365 Researcher and agents from third-party developers.

The agents are meant to help with desktop workflows and tasks across multiple apps.

The move comes even as Microsoft scales back some Copilot integrations in built-in apps.