Leak: Microsoft created Edge-based Copilot OS wih AI-powered UI, no Start menu

- Microsoft has been investing heavily in "Copilot+" — a push to integrate its AI assistant (Copilot) deeply into Windows, especially on new PCs with dedicated AI hardware (NPUs). - This leaked concept video (from 2024) shows a radical alternative to Windows 11: a "Copilot OS" built entirely around Edge (Microsoft's browser), with no traditional Start menu, taskbar, or desktop. Instead, the UI is AI-driven, conversational, and floating over content. - The leak suggests Microsoft internally explored a complete break from classic Windows — essentially a browser-as-OS approach — years before any public release. It does not mean this is shipping soon, but it reveals the direction Microsoft's AI team was thinking. - Why it matters: If Microsoft ever shipped this, it would mark the biggest change to Windows since Windows 95. It would also mirror Google's ChromeOS approach (browser-first OS), but with an AI layer controlling everything rather than just a web launcher.