Controlling Edge from Bing Chat might be Microsoft’s next move

The feature is on Edge Canary, but you will soon be able to use on your Edge.

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Updated onJuly 20, 2023

updated onJuly 20, 2023

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We all know just how good Bing Chat is. Microsoft has invested a lot of resources in this AI tool, and it shows. For example,Bing Chat is able to give its input on visual infothat you provide. Some users were afraid thatMicrosoft has made Bing Chat too restrictive, butothers don’t agree at all with it.

Either way, Bing Chat is riding a high wave of popularity. The AI tool was visited by no less than 1.5 billion users this year so far. So it’s safe to say Bing Chat is here to stay.

And it seems Microsoft agrees too because the Redmond-based tech giant is apparently using Bing Chat to control Edge, the Microsoft web browser.

Spotted by the Windows enthusiast@Leopeva64, it seems that it will be possible for youto control Edge from the Bing Chat pane. In the same way,Copilot will be able to control Windows 11.

It will be possible to control Edge from the Bing Chat pane (just like “Windows Copilot” will be able to control Windows):https://t.co/0Y3Uo1V5kR.https://t.co/nBSzpfevWS.https://t.co/HubMu5DEYupic.twitter.com/iORCvUjSEB

This is how you could control Microsoft Edge from Bing Chat

It seems that for now, this experimental feature is on the Edge Canary Channel in the Windows Insider Program.

But you could control Microsoft Edge from your Bing Chat, by simply typing written commands into it. And Bing Chat will follow those commands and will complete them.

For example,@Leopeva64is typing downv tabsinto the Bing Chat, and Bing then changed the tabs to vertical tabs. Bing Chat will then respond that it changed the tabs to vertical tabs, but you can always change them back in Settings.

Then@Leopeva64managed to get some other commands to control Edge from Bing Chat. For example, typing downhor tabswill change the tabs to horizontal tabs. Typing downdown hubwill prompt Bing Chat to open the downloads hub on Edge. Even more, typing downext hubwill prompt Bing Chat to open the extension hub on Edge.

You’ll be able to use voice chat commands as well

As spotted by Windows enthusiast,@Leopeva64, you can use voice chat commands to change the settings of your Microsoft Edge from Bing Chat as well.

Changing different Edge settings from the Bing Chat pane is easier and more convenient using voice input, I didn’t have the microphone button when I first tweeted about this new feature but now I do…https://t.co/aNQjneZq6M.https://t.co/DNtRMklbNp.https://t.co/5xviNpQRfvpic.twitter.com/GnR1qBiiDT

This feature would allow you to set up your Edge much faster, than just typing down the commands. For now, the feature exists in Edge Canary, but it will be released to live servers somewhere in the near future.

It’s clear that the Redmond-based tech giant has plans to fully use Bing Chat within Edge, to ease your access to the internet, and browse it however you want to do it.

What do you think about it? Would you like such a feature on Windows 11 or not? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Controlling Edge from Bing Chat might be Microsoft’s next move

This is how you could control Microsoft Edge from Bing Chat

You’ll be able to use voice chat commands as well