IT Home reported on February 11 that Microsoft may allow users to remap the Copilot key in future versions of Windows 11 24H2. This feature stems from some users’ dissatisfaction with the Copilot key in Copilot + laptops. Currently, Microsoft has not issued an official statement, but according to the latest news, this feature is expected to be implemented in Windows 11 24H2, and even the 23H2 version will be supported.

According to source Phantom,Microsoft plans to add a feature in Windows that allows users to configure the Copilot key to open the context menu.
The context menu is a pop-up menu similar to the options menu that appears when a user right-clicks a file, folder, or text. future,Users can open the context menu anywhere in the browser, desktop, or file explorer via the Copilot key, which will give the Copilot key more practical features.. Currently, the Copilot key opens the web-based Windows 11 Copilot app by default, and on enterprise-grade computers, this key tries to open the Copilot app, but eventually jumps to the Microsoft 365 Office app.
Microsoft seems to be confused about the positioning of the Copilot key and is considering linking it to the context menu shortcut keys. Previously, laptops had a dedicated menu key to open context menus, but to save space, this feature was cancelled in modern laptop keyboards. Some Surface devices once retained the menu key, but are now replaced by the Copilot key.
January 2024,Microsoft regards the launch of the Copilot key as the most important change in Windows PC keyboards since the birth of the Windows key three decades, and positions it as the entrance for users to enter the world of artificial intelligence. Subsequently, major manufacturers including Asus, Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Samsung launched Copilot+ laptops equipped with the Copilot key, which replaced the traditional right Ctrl key. In the original design, the Copilot key called out Copilot in the form of a sidebar, and the service was packaged as a progressive web application (PWA), essentially a desktop-like web page running in the Edge browser.
However, the market performance of Copilot+ laptops did not meet expectations. On the one hand, Copilot’s functionality lacks innovation, making the Copilot key just a key that users will press out of curiosity, rather than a tool that is really used to complete actual tasks. On the other hand, from the actual sales situation, the dealer has received a large number of complaints from users about the Copilot key, and the user wants to turn off the key. Dealers worry that users may return to their laptops as a result, or download dangerous third-party programs to remap the key.
IT Home noticed that in October 2024, Microsoft began providing optional patch updates to some users, allowing users to customize the Copilot key, which users can choose to let the key open other applications or Windows searches. However, only a few specific applications can be opened.

In December 2024, Microsoft announced that it would update Copilot to a native application, but according to Windows Latest investigation, this is actually a wrapped version of WebView that only integrates web-based Copilot into a native application window. Since then, instead of focusing on improving Copilot’s capabilities, Microsoft has begun to integrate it into all products, and even renamed and redesigned some products to match the style of Copilot.

Today, Microsoft plans to allow users to remap the Copilot key to the feature of opening a context menu, perhaps a decision made by Microsoft to avoid further user complaints. However, it is not clear whether Microsoft will actually launch the update and when.