How to Enable and Use Click to Do in Windows 11 on Copilot+ PCs for Contextual Screen Actions

With the release of Windows 11 version 24H2, Microsoft introduced a new tier of AI-accelerated hardware known as Copilot+ PCs, powered by integrated Neural Processing Units (NPUs) capable of over 40 TOPS (trillion operations per second). Taking advantage of this dedicated on-device AI silicon, Windows 11 introduces Click to Do. Functioning as an intelligent system-level overlay, Click to Do scans your active screen whenever summoned, identifies contextual entities—such as photographs, graphics, email addresses, URLs, and code snippets—and offers instant, relevant action shortcuts without manual copy-pasting.

What Is Click to Do and How Does It Operate?

Unlike cloud-based tools that send screen captures to external servers, Click to Do evaluates screen buffers locally using lightweight NPU computer vision and optical character recognition (OCR) models:

• Instant Visual Actions: Clicking on any picture or graphical asset immediately suggests opening it in Paint to blur background elements, removing objects using Photos Generative Erase, or performing a Visual Search with Bing.
• Intelligent Text Processing: Selecting on-screen text offers one-click shortcuts to summarise with Copilot, rewrite paragraphs, translate phrases into foreign languages, or send emails via Outlook.
• Universal Compatibility: Operates seamlessly across any application—whether you are viewing a static PDF, browsing the web, watching a video, or reading a spreadsheet.
• Privacy-First Architecture: Snapshots captured by Click to Do are processed strictly in local memory and are discarded immediately after the action completes.

System Requirements

To run Click to Do, verify that your computer meets the Copilot+ PC criteria:

1. Operating System: Windows 11 version 24H2 (Build 26100 or newer).
2. Silicon Architecture: A certified Copilot+ processor equipped with a 40+ TOPS NPU (such as Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite / X Plus, Intel Core Ultra 200V series, or AMD Ryzen AI 300 series).

How to Enable and Customise Click to Do in Settings

Ensure Click to Do is activated and configure invocation shortcuts:

1. Open the Settings app on your Windows 11 PC.
2. Navigate to System > Click to Do (or Privacy & security > Click to Do).
3. Toggle on the master switch labelled Enable Click to Do.
4. Configure your preferred keyboard shortcut or mouse invocation action:
   • Default shortcut: Win + Click (Hold the Windows key and click any on-screen element).
   • Dedicated Copilot key integration: Configure pressing the physical Copilot key to summon the Click to Do overlay.
5. Review Action Suggestions to ensure tools like Visual Search, Generative Erase, and Text Actions are toggled on.

Using Click to Do for Images and Graphics

When you encounter an interesting image in an untrusted document, social media feed, or video stream:

1. Press Win + Q (or hold Win and click on the target image).
2. A subtle interactive halo outlines the detected image boundaries.
3. A floating contextual menu bar appears directly above the graphic with tailored actions:
   • Erase Object: Launches Photos with Generative Erase pre-selected to eliminate unwanted bystanders.
   • Remove Background: Automatically opens Paint with the subject isolated on a transparent canvas.
   • Visual Search: Dispatches the visual crop to Bing Search to identify landmarks, products, or plants.

Using Click to Do for Text and Web Elements

Click to Do streamlines reading long technical documentation or correspondence:

1. Summon the Click to Do overlay across any text section.
2. Drag your cursor over a block of text, or click an auto-detected paragraph.
3. The contextual action menu displays:
   • Summarise with Copilot: Opens a compact flyout providing concise bullet points of the highlighted passage.
   • Rewrite: Refines tone, formality, or conciseness.
   • Send Email: If an email address is detected, clicking it opens a draft in your default mail client.
   • Open Link: Navigates to plain-text URLs even when they are not formatted as clickable hyperlinks.

Click to Do transforms passive screen viewing into an interactive, actionable workspace across Windows 11.