Microsoft’s AI-Powered Copy and Paste Can Now Use On-Device AI

Why It Matters

By moving AI processing to the edge, Microsoft reduces reliance on cloud services, cuts costs for users, and addresses privacy concerns, while broader model compatibility makes Advanced Paste a more versatile productivity tool for Windows 11 users.

Summary

Microsoft has updated its PowerToys Advanced Paste tool for Windows 11 to support on‑device AI models via the Foundry Local framework and the open‑source Ollama, allowing AI‑driven clipboard actions to run on a device’s neural processing unit instead of the cloud. The 0.96 release also expands online model support to include Azure OpenAI, Gemini, and Mistral, whereas previously only OpenAI was available. Users can now translate, summarize, or otherwise process copied text without purchasing API credits and keep data locally. A refreshed UI now displays the current clipboard content and adds a model‑selection dropdown.