We know that Microsoft is working hard on artificial intelligence to integrate it into its applications and Windows 11. The firm is working in particular on improving window management, which corresponds to the Snap Layouts and Snap Assist functions.
A lot of other tech companies are looking at AI, so much so that a kind of ” war seems to have been declared. Leading the way, Microsoft, notably introducing a new Bing, merged with ChatGPT after investing billions of dollars in OpenAI. And that’s not all because windows centerindicates that he has heard of new intelligent multitasking management features for Windows 11 that would also be made possible by artificial intelligence.
Window management in Windows 11 powered by AI
Journalist Zac Bowden says that “these features include remembering Snap layouts for certain app groups that can be restored by the user with a single click».
Pourwindows centerthis is great news for the most intensive and regular users of Windows 11.set up instant layouts every time they close applications or restart their computer.What to find them in one click later.
A Snap Assist that would become really smart
Snap Assist is the Windows feature that makes snapping windows side by side a breeze. You can move one to the side of the screen and a preview of what the window looks like when you release the click is highlighted. Right after, you can select a second app that fills out the screen.
The Snap Assist function could recognize the texts that appear on the screen. This should allow “reduce the time it takes to find a running applicationwhen changing a layout or bringing a window to the front. According to Zac Bowden, “You’ll be able to search for a word, phrase, or image that you remember seeing on a web page or app, even if that word, phrase, or image isn’t mentioned in its title.He writes that he has heard that Microsoft has been experimenting with layouts that adjust based on the application in use. Give an example where we have two apps spread out on the screen in a 70/30 ratio. With one click, we could reverse this distribution.
At the moment, these features are still far from being ready for implementation. Recent preview builds of Windows 11 contain new hidden features that mention window management. We can think that in the next few weeks, members of the Microsoft Insiders program could test these new features. Global availability may occur later in the year. However, there is no guarantee that these “breakone day it will appear in the operating system of our PCs.
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