Yesterday, the Microsoft announced the Moment 4 update for Windows 11 devices. The update brought Copilot, but the company has excluded the European Union (EU), at least for now, due to the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
If you don't know, earlier this month the EU added Windows along with 22 other services in the list of gatekeepers. According to the EU, these services promote monopoly and do not have customers' interests at heart.
So under the new law, Microsoft has decided not to release Copilot in the EU until it can find a DMA compliant solution.
The company has reportedly already started testing and application of the law, to be fully compliant by March 2024.
The EU had earlier announced that companies with services on the gatekeeper list would have six months to comply with regulators and promote fair digital practices. It also said non-compliance would result in fines of up to 10% of each company's global annual turnover and up to 20% in the event of a repeat offence.
But while Microsoft is looking to find a solution for the above problem, you can try Copilot. Below we will see one way to run the service in the EU.
Initially you should download and install the Moment 4 update. Once the update is installed, open Run (Windows+R) and run the following command:
microsoft-edge://?ux=copilot&tcp=1&source=taskbar
The command will not activate Copilot on your device, so you will need to run it every time you want to use Copilot.
However, you can create a shortcut with this command and run it whenever you need it.
