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Today on Microsoft Weekly: Sleek Windows 12 concepts; users discover more hidden features in Windows 11; Edge behaves like malware and installs unsolicited extensions; and Windows 11 grows on Steam.

Maybe the AI revolution won't be so scary if ChatGPT has a cartoon mascot for its face, like the oddly-beloved and retired Clippy from Microsoft Office.

Windows 11 is gradually gaining a more modern design for its UI and UX. However, many apps and aspects still lack such upgrades. As such, this unofficial app aims to modernize the Run dialog.

This week the FTC v. Microsoft case dominated the headlines. We also saw Windows Copilot enter testing with Insiders and a revival of Clippy thats powered by ChatGPT.

Developer FireCube Studios has released its own version of Clippy, Microsoft's old Office Assistant, for Windows 11. It uses ChatGPT for its answers, but you will need a paid OpenAI key to use it.

For anyone who has been put off upgrading to Windows 11 because of the way it looks, there could be some good news. While there is not a complete redesign of the operating system on the cards, there are supposedly plans to revamp the aesthetics of a key component -- File Explorer.

No matter how recently Microsoft has launched a new version of Windows or released a significant update, talk about

The Widgets component of Windows 11 was something that seemed like a great idea on paper, but has thus far failed to generated too much excitement. This is at least in part down to the fact that only official Microsoft widgets exist -- but this is going to change.