Microsoft pulls several Copilot actions from File Explorer's OneDrive menu
Summarize, Create FAQ, Compare Files and five other actions are being retired, though an Ask Copilot button remains available.
Microsoft has announced that it is retiring a set of Copilot actions for OneDrive files from the right-click context menu in File Explorer on Windows 11. The affected actions are Summarize, Create FAQ, Compare Files, Ask a question, Explain image, Explain images, Compare images, and Extract text.
An "Ask Copilot" button remains in place when a user right-clicks a file in File Explorer, so Copilot access from the menu is not disappearing entirely.
Microsoft framed the move as simplifying how people use Copilot with their OneDrive files in File Explorer, according to xda-developers.com.
The change follows criticism Microsoft drew after previously proposing an "agentic" direction for Windows 11 and its AI ideas, and it comes after the company showed new AI integrations at its last Windows event.
Quick answers
Which Copilot actions are being removed from File Explorer?
Summarize, Create FAQ, Compare Files, Ask a question, Explain image, Explain images, Compare images, and Extract text.
Can I still use Copilot on OneDrive files in File Explorer?
Yes. An "Ask Copilot" button remains available when you right-click a file in File Explorer.