{"id":177926,"date":"2025-05-22T11:12:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=177926"},"modified":"2025-05-22T11:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:12:37","slug":"file-explorer-ai-features-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/file-explorer-ai-features-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"File Explorer is gettings smatter with these new AI features on Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>File Explorer for Windows 11 already includes tools powered by AI, and more are on the way. The first features are known as &#8220;Ask Copilot&#8221; and &#8220;Semantic Indexing,&#8221; which are available after installing the May 2025 Security Update, and the second feature is &#8220;AI Actions,&#8221; which Microsoft has already announced. However, it&#8217;s unclear when it&#8217;ll roll out to devices.<\/p>\n<h2>AI tools for File Explorer on Windows 11<\/h2>\n<p>These are the AI-powered features already available or coming to File Explorer for Windows 11.<\/p>\n<h3>Ask Copilot<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>&#8220;Ask Copilot&#8221;<\/strong> feature appears as an entry when right-clicking an image or document while in File Explorer, and when choosing the option, it sends the selected item to the Copilot app.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_177936\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-177936\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/explorer-ask-copilot-ai-feature.webp?resize=827%2C508&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"File Explore Ask Copilot\" width=\"827\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/explorer-ask-copilot-ai-feature.webp?w=1024&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/explorer-ask-copilot-ai-feature.webp?resize=300%2C184&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/explorer-ask-copilot-ai-feature.webp?resize=934%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 934w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/explorer-ask-copilot-ai-feature.webp?resize=150%2C92&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">File Explore Ask Copilot \/ Image: Mauro Huculak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, the option doesn&#8217;t send any data to the cloud, only to the prompt box. You can then submit the image or document to a chatbot to ask follow-up questions you may have.<\/p>\n<p>In a sense, this is not an AI feature but rather an action or shortcut to send a file to the Copilot app. If you don&#8217;t have this option, it&#8217;s always possible to upload the file manually through the Copilot app.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t find this feature useful, you can<a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/remove-ask-copilot-file-explorer-context-menu-windows-11\/\"> remove the &#8220;Ask Copilot&#8221; integration<\/a> using the Registry or by <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/disable-copilot-windows-11\/\">uninstalling the Copilot app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>AI Actions<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>&#8220;AI Actions&#8221;<\/strong> is a feature that introduces a new submenu that you can access from the File Explorer context menu to access different AI actions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_177935\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-177935\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/explorer-ai-actions-feature-windows-11.webp?resize=827%2C469&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"File Explore AI Actions\" width=\"827\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/explorer-ai-actions-feature-windows-11.webp?w=1024&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/explorer-ai-actions-feature-windows-11.webp?resize=300%2C170&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/explorer-ai-actions-feature-windows-11.webp?resize=1012%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1012w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/explorer-ai-actions-feature-windows-11.webp?resize=150%2C85&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">File Explore AI Actions \/ Image: Mauro Huculak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These actions don&#8217;t process anything in File Explorer. Instead, the image or document is sent over to the application to access the AI feature.\u00a0Some of the actions include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bing Visual Search:<\/strong>\u00a0Quickly identify objects and landmarks or shop for items based on an image.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blur Background:<\/strong>\u00a0Automatically detects backgrounds in images and blurs them with customizable intensity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Erase Objects:<\/strong>\u00a0Remove unwanted elements from photos using Generative Erase.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remove Background:<\/strong>\u00a0Instantly cut out a subject from an image with one click.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The above AI actions are currently available for JPG, JPEG, and PNG file formats.<\/p>\n<p>In future updates, the company plans to add the ability to summarize documents for Microsoft 365 files, letting you preview key insights without opening Word, PowerPoint, or Excel. You will also be able to turn files into an AI-generated question-and-answer list.<\/p>\n<p>These new AI actions will be supported for <strong>XLSX, PPT, PPTX, DOC, DOCX, PDF, TXT, RTF, ASPX, HTML,<\/strong> and <strong>HTML<\/strong> files.<\/p>\n<p>This feature is currently in the testing phase through the Beta and Dev Channels of the Windows Insider Program for Copilot+ PCs only.<\/p>\n<h3>Semantic Indexing<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/what-is-semantic-indexing-windows-11-ai-search\/\"><strong>Semantic Indexing<\/strong><\/a> is a feature part of the Windows Search experience, but since search is also part of File Explorer, it indirectly makes a feature for the file manager.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_177934\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-177934\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/explorer-semantic-indexing-ai-feature.webp?resize=827%2C563&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"File Explore Semantic Indexing\" width=\"827\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/explorer-semantic-indexing-ai-feature.webp?w=1024&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/explorer-semantic-indexing-ai-feature.webp?resize=300%2C204&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/explorer-semantic-indexing-ai-feature.webp?resize=843%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 843w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/explorer-semantic-indexing-ai-feature.webp?resize=150%2C102&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">File Explore Semantic Indexing \/ Image: Mauro Huculak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In File Explorer, Semantic Indexing uses AI to index your files, and it allows you to use Natural Language Processing (NLP) to understand and interpret the meaning behind your search queries. This lets you find images, documents, and other types of files using natural, conversational language.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, you can now describe an image or file, and you should be able to find what you&#8217;re looking for in the File Explorer result page without relying on the file name or metadata.<\/p>\n<p>The feature currently supports some file formats, including <strong>.txt, .pdf, .docx, .doc, .rtf, .pptx, .ppt, .xls, <\/strong>and <strong>.xlsx<\/strong> for documents and <strong>.jpg\/.jpeg, .png, .gif, .bmp, <\/strong>and <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><strong>.ico<\/strong> for images.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This feature currently works for local files as well as for images and documents stored in OneDrive. However, you cannot use AI to search files located in a network folder. In this case, the system will switch to the traditional search feature.<\/p>\n<p>Semantic Indexing processes information using the on-device Phi Silica AI model, which means that the device requires a <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/what-is-npu-pc-need-one-neural-processing-unit-explained\/\">Neural Processing Unit (NPU)<\/a> to process the data. (You can <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/check-if-pc-npu-windows-11\/\">check if your PC has an NPU<\/a> with these instructions.)<\/p>\n<p>As a result, this new feature is limited to <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/copilot-plus-pc-vs-ai-pc-vs-pc\/\">Copilot+ PCs<\/a> featuring Qualcomm Snapdragon X Series processors as well as Intel and AMD AI processors.<\/p>\n<p>Although it&#8217;s not official, the company will likely continue to find ways to integrate more AI-powered actions and features.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your thoughts about the AI integrations in File Explorer?<\/strong> Let me know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Ask Copilot to Semantic Indexing and AI Actions \u2013 here\u2019s how Microsoft is turning File Explorer into an intelligent file manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177933,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1758,23],"tags":[2734,2715],"class_list":["post-177926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apps","category-windows","tag-ai","tag-windows-11"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>File Explorer is gettings smatter with these new AI features on Windows 11 - Pureinfotech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"AI features for File Explorer on Windows 11, include Ask Copilot, AI Actions, and Semantic Indexing for search. 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