Microsoft teste Cloud Rebuild dans Windows 11. Ce service de récupération permet de réinstaller entièrement le système depuis le cloud
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A bizarre Windows 11 issue is causing a single, bloated folder to swallow massive amounts of storage. In extreme cases, the folder can balloon up to 500GB. Others have seen dozens of gigabytes eaten up by the folder.
A file called "CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal" is the culprit. Windows Latest took a deep dive into the situation and Microsoft has addressed that file with a recent update.
Capability Access Manager is related to granting apps permissions, such as letting an app know your location or giving an app permission to use your PC's camera. The CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file can grow to be large, though eating up 500GB of storage is not an intended behavior. That's the size of that file for one Reddit user. Others have lost a similar amount of storage to the bloated file.
It appears that Windows 11 is wrongfully logging repeated events for access and then storing that information. Capability Access Manager is supposed to store large amounts of data, but it should store items more efficiently.
July's Patch Tuesday update should fix the issue. You can push the fix right away by installing an optional update.
A Microsoft support document outlines all the improvements rolling out normally (emphasis added):
The change log notes the issue related to the CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file, but it does not go into much detail.
It is possible to delete the folder containing the CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file, but you have to be careful. If you delete just the file or erase the wrong item, you could break your PC's Wi-Fi connectivity.
A Reddit user deleted the file and was no longer able to connect to Wi-Fi. In their case, removing the folder and restarting their PC fixed the issue.
If your PC works well and you have enough space for your everyday workflow, you don't have to do anything right away. You can simply wait for the fix to roll out next month.
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Bon, j'avoue que j'ai un petit peu lâché l'affaire pour mon summer body. Avec cette canicule, je suis à deux doigts de me faire une raclette. Par contre, s'il y a un truc dont je ne supporte pas qu'il grossisse, c'est bien mon système d'exploitation.
Et pourtant, si vous êtes sous Windows 11, eh bien c'est le cas ! Celui-ci se remplit tout seul sans explication, en tout cas jusqu'à maintenant, parce qu'on tient enfin le coupable !! C'est un fichier caché qui grossit dans son coin depuis des mois et des mois et Microsoft vient enfin de reconnaître le bug et de le corriger. Donc je vous explique tout...
Le fautif s'appelle CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal, planqué dans le dossier C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager et derrière ce nom barbare se cache en réalité le log d'une petite base de données SQLite, celle qui note chaque fois qu'une application réclame l'accès à votre webcam, votre micro ou votre position. Normalement ce fichier pèse quelques dizaines de kilo-octets et se vide tout seul, sauf que pas de bol, une mise à jour de Windows a cassé ce petit ménage automatique et donc notre journal enfle chaque jour un peu plus sans jamais se compacter. Alors vous pourriez vous dire que c'est pas très grave, mais il grossit quand même de deux giga par jour ce sagouin.
Résultat, des utilisateurs ont vu ce fichier grimper à 70 Go, 110 Go, 200 Go, et le record documenté monte à 513 Go. Le "500 Go" des gros titres, c'est donc le cas extrême, pas la moyenne mais même à 50 ou 100 Go engloutis en douce, ça suffit à saturer un SSD et à ralentir toute la machine. Plusieurs personnes ont aussi remarqué un Wi-Fi qui traîne, un effet de bord du même souci.
La bonne nouvelle maintenant, c'est que Microsoft a fini par corriger le tir avec la mise à jour optionnelle KB5095093 du 23 juin dernier, qui nettoie même le fichier gonflé au redémarrage et vous rend l'espace perdu d'un coup. Et le correctif deviendra obligatoire pour tout le monde lors du Patch Tuesday de juillet. Si vous ne l'avez pas encore, direction Windows Update, options avancées, puis les mises à jour facultatives.
Et si c'est trop tard, et que votre disque est déjà plein à ras bord et que vous voulez récupérer la place immédiatement, vous pouvez supprimer le fichier à la main. Attention quand même, il faut d'abord arrêter le service concerné, sinon le fichier reste verrouillé et la suppression échoue.
Dans un PowerShell en administrateur :
Connexionnet stop camsvc
del "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager\CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal"
Supprimez uniquement le fichier terminant par .db-wal, surtout pas le .db juste à côté. Un redémarrage plus tard, le service repart proprement et le fichier repart de zéro. Si vous croisez du Dell SmartByte ou d'autres bloatwares du genre sur un portable, virez-les aussi, ils font partie des déclencheurs connus.
Pour le reste, si vous avez la manie du disque bien rangé, c'est le bon moment pour un grand ménage de printemps avec BleachBit , jeter un œil à ces astuces quand Windows rame , ou carrément partir sur un Windows 11 allégé façon tiny11 .
Bref, voilà, si votre espace disque a fondu ces derniers mois sans raison, vous savez maintenant où regarder.
Microsoft teste Cloud rebuild sur Windows 11 : réinstallation complète de l'OS et des pilotes via Windows Update, sans clé USB, même si le PC ne démarre plus.
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Xbox traverse une période difficile et vient d'annoncer, le 6 juillet 2026, la suppression de 3 200 emplois ainsi que la fermeture de quatre studios majeurs. On apprend également que le Game Pass n'atteint même pas la moitié de son objectif d'abonnés pour l'année 2026.
Avec Windows 11 26H2, Microsoft activera par défaut la sauvegarde des paramètres sur les PC d'entreprise. Les appareils situés dans l'UE ne sont pas concernés.
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Selon Unit 42, de faux appels du support IT sur Microsoft Teams piègent les salariés pour installer le malware EtherRAT sur leur poste Windows.
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Microsoft has announced another new recovery method for Windows 11 PCs that will allow users to reinstall the OS using the cloud. The new recovery tool is called Cloud Rebuild which will restore a PC to a "clean, known-good state by performing an entire OS reinstall."
The new Cloud Rebuild feature will download the Windows OS along with your devices drivers, and seamlessly install them during the recovery process so that your device is fully functional once the OS reinstalled, all without needing an external USB install drive.
"Unlike Reset this PC, Cloud rebuild downloads both the target Windows image and the device's drivers from Windows Update, so the device comes back fully functional without USB media, without a custom image, and without depending on the health of the currently installed OS."
Reset this PC has had its own cloud download option for a while, but that feature is only useful when the Windows OS is bootable, and acquires drivers from the device locally. In scenarios where the OS has become unbootable, the new Cloud Rebuild option will be a life saver.
Cloud Rebuild also doesn't include an option to maintain apps and files. Reset this PC includes an option to maintain all your data across the reset, but Cloud Rebuild is strictly for reinstalling the Windows OS as a clean slate with device drivers.
The new Cloud Rebuild recovery option is now rolling out in preview to Windows Insiders in the latest Windows 11 preview builds, so it's not generally available just yet but it should begin rolling out to everyone in the coming months.
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Microsoft just confirmed layoffs that affect close to 2.1% of the company's workforce. 4,800 roles are being eliminated. Amy Coleman, Microsoft EVP and Chief People Officer, shared the news with employees in a letter that's also published on Microsoft's official blog.
The vast majority of the eliminated roles are from Xbox and gaming-related divisions. Our Managing Editor Jez Corden covered those cuts that make up the largest single staff reduction in Xbox history.
Other layoffs come mostly from Microsoft's Commercial business.
The total number of layoffs was reduced by more than 30% of eligible employees accepting voluntary retirement.
Coleman emphasized that the roles that were just eliminated are not being replaced by AI. But in the next sentence, Coleman discussed how AI is reshaping work.
"I also want to be direct that the roles eliminated today are not being replaced by AI. At the same time, what is true is that AI is changing how work gets done. Some of the tasks we do every day can now be automated, and that means we all need to keep learning, keep building new skills, and keep adapting as the work evolves."
Coleman was quick to declare that AI is not replacing roles, but the EVP and Chief People Officer mentioned AI several times in the letter. On top of AI shifting how companies work, it's become a focus of training at Microsoft.
"As mentioned above, we are working on alternative solutions to job eliminations, and beyond this, we will continue to invest in equipping employees with new skills, including in AI," said Coleman.
While Coleman did not blame AI for the layoffs, Microsoft leaders past and present have said AI will affect employees across sectors.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said that AI may replace jobs, though those comments were made in a general sense and not related to the recent layoffs at Microsoft (as a reminder, Gates is not involved in operations at the company).
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman said that AI will replace white-collar jobs in the next 12-18 months.
Even if these specific layoffs will not see roles replaced by AI, it's clear that AI is shaping workforces and that it will likely cause roles to be eliminated in the future.
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On l’avait vu venir, mais le choc est tout de même là : Microsoft annonce le licenciement de milliers d’employés au sein de sa division Xbox et se sépare au passage de quatre studios de développement. Une vaste restructuration qui fait de lourds dégâts.
Microsoft has already confirmed that Windows 11 version 26H2 is the next annual feature update, and it's expected to roll out during the second half of 2026. Unlike those feature drop upgrades we used to get, requiring a full installation, this release will follow the same servicing model as version 25H2, arriving as a small enablement package that simply switches the version number from 25H2 to 26H2.
Whenever the company takes this approach, I see the same reaction: "It's not a real update because it doesn't include anything new," and I don't think that's accurate.
The enablement package is just the way the software giant delivers the update. It doesn't determine what's actually included in the release.
Today, Windows 11 evolves through monthly cumulative updates rather than one massive annual upgrade. Throughout the lifecycle of version 25H2, Microsoft continues to roll out new features, interface improvements, and security enhancements. When version 26H2 arrives, all of those additions officially become part of the next supported release.
If you're already running Windows 11 version 25H2, you'll likely receive most of these features before upgrading to 26H2. The actual installation will simply enable the new version while extending support for another two years. If you're upgrading from an older release, however, all of these improvements will arrive together, making the update feel much more substantial.
That alone is reason enough not to dismiss Windows 11 version 26H2.
In this guide, I'll highlight seven features and improvements I'm personally looking forward to the most.
This list is not organized in any specific order. Also, at the time of this writing, the improvements are part of the Windows Insider Program, more specifically in the Experimental channel.
As a result, Microsoft can choose to discard any of them at any time, and remember that the company uses a gradual rollout approach, meaning it could take time for the new improvements to reach every compatible device, even after version 26H2 has been released.
Microsoft has been adding AI features across Windows 11 over the past couple of years, but not all of them have improved everyday tasks.
Ask Copilot aims to be something different. It introduces a new search box that brings Copilot directly into the search experience, allowing you to interact with AI while also using it as a traditional search tool.
It's not just for chat-style answers. You can use it to quickly find files, open apps, or locate system settings, similar to Windows Search but with AI-assisted results layered in.
What makes this feature more interesting is that it's optional. You're not forced to replace Windows Search. You can choose when to use Copilot instead.
While I'm not fully convinced of Microsoft's AI integration, I like this feature because it's surprisingly fast for surfacing settings and files, and it's optional.
This feature can be managed from Settings > Personalization > Taskbar.
This feature is expected to be available on Copilot+ PCs as well as on regular PCs.
The Taskbar is probably the part of the desktop I interact with more than anything else, so even small improvements can make a noticeable difference.
This new version is expected to bring long-requested customization options, including the ability to position the Taskbar anywhere on the desktop, and you'll also be able to make the Taskbar smaller.
These Taskbar improvements have specific settings that can be managed from Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, and then by accessing the "Taskbar behaviors" settings to change the position and size.
Giving users more control has always been one of the platform's strengths, and I'd like to see Microsoft continue moving in that direction.
The redesigned Start menu is probably the feature I'm most excited about.
Microsoft is finally making better use of the available space while giving users more flexibility over how the menu looks and behaves.
First, the company is adding a menu setting to choose between smaller and larger sizes, rather than relying on the system to automatically determine size based on screen scaling and resolution.
Then there's an updated layout that makes it easier to organize pinned apps, browse installed applications, and reduce some of the clutter that has frustrated many Windows 11 users since launch.
For example, you can now independently show or hide Pinned, Recent, and All.
Also, note that "Recommended" has now been renamed to "Recent," and it's much clearer to hide it. Also, you can customize what type of content appears in this section.
Furthermore, disabling recent and suggested files will no longer turn off File Explorer's recent history.
Finally, to improve privacy while doing a presentation, you'll find a new option to hide your name and profile picture from the Start menu.
These settings will appear under Settings > Personalization > Start.
Instead of insisting there's only one correct way to use the Start menu, the company is giving users more choices. That's exactly what I expect from the operating system.
This may be one of the smallest additions in version 26H2, but it's also one I've wanted for a long time.
Microsoft is finally adding an option to turn off web results in the Windows Search feature.
When I open the Start menu and type something, I'm usually looking for a file, a setting, or an app on my computer, not Bing search results. So, having a built-in setting to turn off web results should make Windows Search feel faster, cleaner, and far less distracting.
This implementation is expected to appear on Settings > Privacy & security > Search, under the "Show suggested search results" setting, where you'll also find an option to prevent search from showing Microsoft Store apps.
Sometimes the best new features are the ones that remove unnecessary clutter.
Currently, this feature is still a work in progress, but it can already be surfaced in the latest preview build of the operating system in the Experimental channel from version 26H2.
Windows Update has improved significantly over the past few years, but I still think users deserve more control over when updates happen.
As part of the new improvements, the company is expanding the Windows Update controls, making it easier to schedule updates and pause installations when needed without (significantly) compromising security.
For example, you can now use a calendar-based setting to pause updates for up to 35 days, and you can pause as many times as you want.
The new setting is available through Settings > Windows Update.
In addition, the company is reducing monthly reboots to only one by aligning the install schedule for drivers, products, and firmware updates with the quality update.
Also, the settings page for updates now groups downloads under a single "Available updates" section, and drivers include clearer labels.
Furthermore, the power options in the Start menu now show independent commands to restart and shut down without installing updates.
While the calendar-based setting to pause updates is gradually rolling out through the July 2026 Security Update, this improvement will also be considered part of version 26H2.
Security features rarely generate much excitement, but Administrator Protection is an exception.
The feature changes how the operating system handles administrator privileges by adding another layer of protection around elevated processes, making it more difficult for malicious software to gain unrestricted access to the system.
Administrator Protection works by creating a temporary account to execute the task and then deleting the account when the task is complete. This approach ensures that the administrator privileges are not persistent, making the system more secure.
This feature is expected to become available through the "Account protection" page in the Windows Security app.
One thing to note is that this feature will replace User Account Control and will use Windows Hello for authentication.
Microsoft is finally giving the Run dialog box a visual refresh.
The new interface adopts the design language of Windows 11, bringing rounded corners, improved spacing, and a cleaner overall layout that better matches the rest of the operating system.
It's also noticeably larger than the classic version. The expanded layout provides a wider input field for commands and introduces a "recent commands" section positioned above the text box, making it easier to reuse previously entered entries.
Another practical improvement is the ability to surface matching apps as you type, complete with their icons. It's a small but useful upgrade that helps bridge the gap between a simple command launcher and a more modern search-style experience.
What makes this change particularly interesting is that the company isn't forcing it on everyone, at least initially. The redesigned Run dialog will be optional, with a toggle available in Settings > System > Advanced under the "Run dialog" option, allowing users to switch between the classic and modern versions.
I understand why some people look at Windows 11 version 26H2 and think it isn't a major release, especially since it installs as a small enablement package.
However, that view places too much emphasis on how the update is delivered rather than on what it actually includes.
Microsoft no longer waits for one big annual release to add new features. Instead, Windows 11 is updated continuously throughout the year. The annual update simply packages all of those changes into a new, supported version of the operating system.
That's why I'm looking forward to the Windows 11 2026 Update.
It will take only a few minutes to install. However, by the time it arrives, it will already include months of improvements across the system, from a redesigned Start menu and a more customizable Taskbar to better search, stronger security, improved Windows Update controls, and a more practical approach to AI.
I think Windows 11 version 26H2 shows that Microsoft has finally settled into a better update strategy. (At least for the foreseeable future.) Instead of holding features back for one big annual release, the company is delivering improvements when they're ready and using the feature update to reset the support lifecycle. That may not be as exciting as the old days of massive releases, but it's a much better experience for people who actually use the operating system every day.
More importantly, I like the direction that the company is taking with many of these changes. The common theme isn't flashy AI features or another visual overhaul. It's giving users more control over how Windows 11 works, whether that's customizing the Start menu, moving the Taskbar, cleaning up Windows Search, or making Windows Update less intrusive.
Of course, not every feature will matter to everyone, and some may still change before the final release. However, if Microsoft follows through on what it's testing today, I think 26H2 could end up being one of the most practical Windows 11 updates yet, even if it arrives as nothing more than a small enablement package.
What are your thoughts on some of the expected features coming as part of the 2026 Update for Windows 11? Let me know in the comments.
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On Windows 11, even though the operating system is designed to use all the memory installed on your computer, you can limit how much RAM the operating system uses if you need to test software, troubleshoot issues, or simulate a lower-memory system.
However, the system doesn't include a simple setting to tell it to "only use 4GB of RAM." Instead, you have to use the legacy System Configuration tool (msconfig), which is intended primarily for testing and debugging.
In this how-to guide, I'll outline the steps to restrict the amount of memory that Windows 11 can use.
⚠️Important: This setting limits the amount of memory available to the entire operating system. It's not meant for everyday use because it can significantly reduce performance and cause some apps to run slowly or stop responding. You have been warned.
To restrict the amount of memory available to Windows 11, use these steps:
After you complete the steps, Windows 11 will only use the amount of memory you specified. Any remaining installed RAM will be ignored until you remove the restriction.
While I was testing this configuration, I noticed that Task Manager reported 3GB when I set the memory to 4GB, because the operating system doesn't get the full 4GB, as part of the physical address space is reserved for other components.
If your goal is to test the operating system with exactly 4 GB available, you may want to reserve an extra 1GB. For example, 5120 (5GB) to see 4GB in Task Manager. However, depending on how much memory you want to allocate, you may want to try different sizes.
To restore the amount of memory available to Windows 11, use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, the operating system will once again detect and use all available RAM.
This feature is primarily intended for testing rather than everyday use. Some common scenarios include testing how an app performs with limited memory, troubleshooting memory-related software issues, simulating older or lower-end hardware, and software development.
For instance, we recently tested out how using 8GB of RAM on Windows 11 in 2026 works for performance.
If your goal is to reduce overall memory usage or free up RAM, it's better to turn off unnecessary startup apps, close background applications, or upgrade your system instead of limiting the operating system's available memory.
On some modern computers, particularly those using UEFI firmware with Secure Boot enabled, the "Maximum memory" setting may be unavailable or ignored.
If this happens, you may need to temporarily disable Secure Boot before applying the memory limit.
⚠️Warning: Disabling Secure Boot lowers your computer's protection against boot-level malware and may prevent some security features from working as expected. Only disable Secure Boot temporarily if you're testing, and re-enable it afterward.
Disable Secure Boot
To disable Secure Boot, use these steps:
After you complete the steps, restart the device, then configure the "Maximum memory" setting in System Configuration (msconfig).
Enable Secure Boot
Before proceeding, make sure to restore the memory settings from the System Configuration settings, and then to enable Secure Boot, use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, Secure Boot will be enabled on your computer.
These are common questions about the process for limiting memory usage in Windows 11.
No. It reduces the total amount of RAM the operating system can access. All apps share the reduced memory pool.
No. Windows 11 doesn't include a built-in feature to assign a maximum amount of RAM to an individual application.
No. Your RAM remains physically installed. The operating system simply ignores the portion above the configured limit.
No. This feature is intended for testing and troubleshooting. Running the operating system with less memory than your system has available can significantly reduce performance without providing any real benefit.
I've used the Maximum memory option in MSConfig before, but it's one of those features that is easy to overlook because it's not intended as a consumer setting. For developers, network administrators, and anyone who writes about this operating system, though, it's a surprisingly useful way to test how a device behaves on lower-end hardware without physically removing memory or creating a separate virtual machine.
That said, I wouldn't recommend using this to "save RAM" or improve performance. Windows 11 is designed to manage memory efficiently, and artificially limiting it can only slow the system.
It's also another reminder that many of the most useful troubleshooting tools are still buried inside decades-old utilities like msconfig. Microsoft continues to modernize the operating system, but some of the diagnostic features remain hidden in legacy tools.
What are your thoughts about using MSConfig to limit RAM on Windows 11? Let me know in the comments.
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Les opérations de démantèlement d'infrastructures cybercriminelles reposent bien souvent sur un réseau de partenariats entre des géants de l'informatique et les autorités du monde entier. Steven Masada, à la tête de la Digital Crimes Unit, nous détaille les rouages de ces coopérations public-privé.
Les opérations de démantèlement d'infrastructures cybercriminelles reposent bien souvent sur un réseau de partenariats entre des géants de l'informatique et les autorités du monde entier. Steven Masada, à la tête de la Digital Crimes Unit, nous détaille les rouages de ces coopérations public-privé.
La démo interne de Project Aion a fuité : un OS agentique de Microsoft bâti sur Edge, où Copilot remplace le menu Démarrer et l'IA pilote tout.
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Leaked materials from 2024 have revealed that Microsoft has built a working prototype Copilot OS that is platform agnostic, derived from the Microsoft Edge web browser and runs on top of Windows or Android, focused on the web and agentic experiences.
This project is codenamed Aion, and while its status is currently unknown, the leaked materials confirm that such a project was in active development and reached a stage in which the code was functional. With all the material leaked, we have a pretty good idea about how this OS experience looked and functioned.
According to the leaked materials, Aion is a UI shell built entirely with web tech, using a modified version of the Edge web browser. The interface is Edge, but altered to include desktop-like interfaces and functionality such as a Start menu, Taskbar, and cascading windows.
The documents confirm that Aion was capable of running on top of Windows 11 as a desktop shell replacement, or on AOSP Android. There's also a third compatible OS mentioned called Win3, which sources say was a special modified version of the Windows codebase with less legacy cruft, resulting in a lighter OS experience with faster boot times, longer battery life, and better security at the expense of legacy app support.
Aion seemingly wasn't compatible with legacy Windows apps, with the leaked video mentioning it only running web apps and websites, with tight Windows 365 integration for when users need access to a legacy Windows experience.
The Aion interface was built around Copilot and agentic AI experiences. It features a familiar looking Taskbar along the bottom of the interface, where the system tray and running apps appear. It also features a Start menu, except this time it's powered by Copilot and features a Copilot icon instead of a Windows one.
The Copilot Start menu is where users go to begin tasks, browse the web, or open web apps. The entire interface is built around Copilot, with users interacting with the OS via a multi-modal omnibox that can jumpstart tasks or workflows, find files, browse the web, initiate AI chat, and open web apps.
The new Start menu provides quick access to recent websites and files, and also groups recent activites into Spaces that let you launch multiple activities at once via a single click, curated by Copilot. Web apps will run in their own floating windows like real apps do on Windows, letting users cascade, minimize, and snap them.
The Spaces that Copilot curates also appear in the Taskbar when open. These appear as buckets, highlighted in a different color to let you know that these items are all being grouped together by the AI for picking up where you left off at a later point.
Because Aion only runs web apps, it's capable of understanding the context of everything you have open using Copilot. That means Copilot as an agent is capable of completing tasks on your behalf if asked by the user, and can answer any questions about the things that are open or were recently viewed at any time.
Aion also includes a feature that lets users complete tasks while staying in the flow of chat. For example, if the user wanted to send a summary of a web page to a friend or colleague via email, users could simply ask Copilot to do that, and the agent would pull in an email draft and let the user check it over and send it without ever leaving the Copilot chat interface.
It's unclear if Project Aion is ever intended to ship, or if it'll remain an internal experiment never to see the light of day. So far, we've not seen any official confirmation that a Copilot OS is going ahead. Microsoft recently announced Project Solara, an agentic OS that runs on Windows and Android codebases that utilizes a just-in-time UI approach to generate experiences on the fly.
While not the same, perhaps Microsoft has opted to go in a different direction for its agentic OS vision.
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Honnêtement, avec la puissance actuelle de nos LLM, finalement, est-ce qu'on a encore besoin d'avoir des applications ?
Un outil type Claude Code ou Microsoft Copilot, à côté, un gros tas de données diverses et variées, quelques accès à des services et basta ! C'est peut-être ce vers quoi on se dirige, à notre grand détriment...
La preuve avec cette vidéo qui traîne sur le Discord de BetaWiki, tournée en 2024 et dont Microsoft ne dit mot. Des sources internes ont authentifié le clip pour le compte de Windows Central , le site qui a sorti l'affaire en premier. Dedans, un prototype d'OS baptisé Project Aion, où Copilot remplace le menu Démarrer, la barre des tâches et tout le shell classique. Il n'y a plus d'applications à lancer comme d'habitude mais une simple boîte de dialogue pour piloter votre machine, et c'est à peu près tout.
Le codebase porte le joli nom de Win3, Edge sert de shell, Chromium fait tourner le moteur de rendu et pour ouvrir un programme Win32 comme Word, Aion ne lance rien en local. Il vous renvoie en réalité vers une instance Windows Cloud PC semblable à Windows 365 (C'est le Windows dans le cloud). Puis à côté, une boîte de saisie multimodale, des "Spaces" qui regroupent vos applis et vos sites web via l'IA, et des plugins capables de rédiger puis d'expédier vos mails Outlook tout seuls depuis un Space.
Le truc, c'est que Microsoft a déjà commencé à faire marche arrière sur Copilot ces derniers mois. Ils ont discrètement enterré l'intégration prévue dans les notifications et les paramètres de Windows 11 , et Edge a même supprimé sa recherche d'historique par IA après la grogne des utilisateurs.
Du coup, Aion sent un peu le prototype qui a pris une bonne douche froide mais la direction officielle reste nette : IA PARTOUT ! Windows a même été officiellement présenté comme un OS pensé pour les agents IA et il y a actuellement plus de 80 produits Copilot dans le portefeuille de Microsoft, donc c'est loin d'être une lubie pour eux.
Par contre, côté public, l'accueil est glacial. Les gens ont vite compris qu'avec un OS comme celui-ci, plus aucune de nos applis locales ne tourneraient sans le cloud, que l'IA pourrait lire à travers tous nos Spaces d'un coup, sans parler du contrôle utilisateur qui fondrait comme neige au soleil... Vous allumez votre PC, et la moindre action ou fonction système transite par Copilot. Quelle déprime !
Mais bon, pas de panique non plus pour votre Windows 10 ou 11 puisque Aion ne sortira pas demain ni après-demain. De toute façon, Microsoft n'a rien annoncé. Par contre, cette petite fuite montre jusqu'où Redmond est prêt à aller pour tuer l'applicatif au profit d'une "conversation" globale avec l'IA. Putain, quel cauchemar quand on y pense...
Source : gHacks
