How to Use Copilot Vision on Windows to Get Help with Any App

Copilot Vision turns Microsoft Copilot into a second set of eyes for your PC. You choose what to share, and Copilot can explain what is on screen, answer questions about it, or talk you through the next step.

It is particularly useful when an instruction says “click this option” but you cannot find it, or when you want help understanding a chart, settings page, application, or error message.

Microsoft currently lists a Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, or Premium subscription as a requirement. Check availability for your account and region before relying on this feature.

Start Copilot Vision on Windows

Open the Copilot app.
Start a voice conversation.
Select Share screen.
Choose the application windows you want Copilot to see; Microsoft documents sharing up to two apps.
Ask your question using your voice.

You can ask things such as:

“Where do I change the export format on this screen?”
“Explain this chart in simple language.”
“I am stuck in this settings window. What should I select next?”

What Copilot Vision can and cannot do

Vision can analyze the content you explicitly share and may highlight areas of the screen to guide you. It does not click buttons, type into fields, or scroll through the computer on your behalf.

That distinction is useful: you still control the PC while Copilot acts as an on-screen guide.

Before starting Vision, close or hide passwords, private messages, financial information, confidential documents, and anything else you do not want included in the session.

Vision stops observing the shared content when you end the session. Microsoft also notes that availability and usage limits can vary by region, account, and subscription.

Where Vision is most useful

Use it when the problem is visual: unfamiliar software, confusing settings, dashboards, forms, or an error that is easier to show than describe. For a normal factual question, a standard Copilot chat is usually simpler.