Microsoft appears to be dumping native Copilot for Windows 11 in favour of web wrapper yet again

Microsoft is transitioning Copilot for Windows 11 from a native app to a web wrapper, moving away from WinUI to a WebView-based interface. The new Copilot version is a hybrid app that runs within a desktop shell through Edge/WebView-style components. While the web-based Copilot is faster and performs well, some users may not appreciate the shift towards more web apps on Windows. This change marks a departure from the previous fully native Copilot app that Microsoft had introduced in 2025.