Overview
- Microsoft began a gradual, United States–first rollout of the PC Insights feature for Copilot on Monday, July 13, 2026, as part of Windows 11 testing.
- PC Insights queries Windows APIs to report system metadata such as CPU and memory usage, available storage, graphics card, connected devices, battery health, BIOS version, and antivirus status.
- The feature is opt-in and requires user permission; Microsoft says PC Insights does not read personal file contents and will not use the inspected system metadata to train its AI models.
- Copilot runs as an Edge-based web app with its AI model in the cloud, and independent checks reported the Copilot app can consume several hundred megabytes up to about 1 GB of RAM at idle, which may worsen perceived slowdowns on low-RAM machines.
- For users the tool could make diagnosing hardware and resource issues easier, but those on memory-constrained PCs should weigh that benefit against Copilot’s own RAM use as Microsoft continues a gradual rollout and broader Windows performance work.