Overview
- A three‑minute demo published to a Discord server was authenticated by Windows Central and other outlets and shows a Copilot‑first desktop experience.
- The interface replaces the traditional Start menu with a Copilot launcher that surfaces dynamic widgets, groups recent apps and sites into “Spaces,” and runs tasks through chat‑style agents.
- The build appears to be an Edge‑based shell layered on a reduced Windows codebase called Win3, and reporting says a variant that runs under Windows 11 exists.
- Multiple outlets report the video dates to 2024 and that Microsoft did not plan to ship Project Aion, with the company declining to comment and Project Solara cited as a related, public AI effort.
- Analysts point to persistent user resistance to radical Windows changes and recent product moves to narrow Copilot integrations as likely reasons the prototype stayed internal while its ideas may be folded into later releases.