You can now reprogram the Copilot key to open an app in Windows 11, but there’s a hefty catch in testing right now.

It is currently only available to Windows Insider beta testers and can be found under Settings > Personalization > Text input.For now, users can only assign the Copilot key to open MSIX-packaged and signed apps.

Microsoft is planning to allow Windows 11 users to customize the Copilot key that has started shipping on new laptops and keyboards. The Copilot key is configured as default to launch Microsoft’s Copilot app on Windows 11, but the company is now testing the ability to use it to launch other apps instead.

You'll be able to change the folder of your Snipping Tool screenshots in Windows 11, and customize the experience the way you want.

Microsoft published a new insider preview beta build of Windows 11 that allows users to customize the Copilot key's functionality, enabling you to open a program other than the Copilot app.

The Copilot key that laptop makers all added to their laptops can be reconfigured to launch another app entirely, as part of a Microsoft beta version of Windows 11.

Microsoft is testing a new feature in Windows 11 that lets users remap the Copilot key on their laptops. This feature is currently being rolled out to Insiders in the Beta Channel. The Copilot key is found on the right side of newer Windows laptops and some external keyboards,

If you've grabbed a new computer or laptop recently, you'll have spotted the little Copilot key now on your keyboard. For a while now, Microsoft didn't want you to change this key

A new Windows 11 preview build has introduced a new feature that lets you customize the Copilot key on PCs with a dedicated Copilot button.