Microsoft has quietly dropped the Copilot+ PC brand name for its new 2026 Surface devices. After Windows Central noticed the omission in the new product names, they confirmed that the new systems are not called "Copilot+ PC," although they still meet the previous hardware requirements.
Copilot+ PC is a new Windows 11 device category launched by Microsoft in May 2024. Its core requirements include an NPU with at least 40 TOPS of computing power, a minimum of 16GB RAM, and at least 256GB of storage, focusing on local AI processing.
Microsoft initially promoted Recall as a flagship feature, but it was delayed due to security concerns and only relaunched after multiple revisions.
The term Copilot+ PC is still used on Microsoft's Windows pages and technical documentation, and the device category along with AI features like Recall and Click to Do have not disappeared.
The problem is that hardly anyone uses these features. Microsoft itself is downplaying the brand name, significantly diminishing the relevance of the Copilot+ PC branding.
Qualcomm sent a similar signal. Kedar Kondap, Senior Vice President of Computing at Qualcomm, stated that the original intent of Copilot+ PCs was to define a category of devices capable of running NPU experiences and meeting specific computational thresholds. He believes manufacturers will continue to offer the same AI experiences, just without emphasizing the term "Copilot+ PC" as much.