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Re:New Copilot for Windows 11 includes a full Microsoft Edge... by solarkraft on Monday April 06, 2026 @09:17AM (#47660520)
> This new Copilot is an interesting app, and that might also explain why it feels faster than typical web apps or PWAs. It’s because Microsoft ships a private copy of Edge inside the Copilot app, includes a custom launcher (mscopilot.exe), and the Copilot UI itself is a web app rendered via WebView2.

I’m having trouble understanding the causality here. Why does shipping an entire version of Edge improve speed?

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Re:New Copilot for Windows 11 includes a full Microsoft Edge... by vrighter on Monday April 06, 2026 @02:33PM (#47664948)
edge is based on chromium, so is electron....
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Re:New Copilot for Windows 11 includes a full Microsoft Edge... by solarkraft on Monday April 06, 2026 @05:10PM (#47667163)
And so is the Webview2 built into Windows
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