Microsoft Edge Canary 137 Copilot AI

Microsoft Edge Canary 137 Copilot AI Takes Over the New Tab Page

Microsoft is doubling down on AI integration, and their latest experiment in Edge Canary 137 proves it. In what might be their boldest move yet, Copilot AI is being tested as a full replacement for the New Tab Page (NTP) in the Edge browser.

This is all happening behind the scenes for now, through experimental flags in the early preview version of Microsoft Edge. If you thought Copilot living in the sidebar was already a bit much, wait until it takes center stage every time you open a new tab.

 

What Is Microsoft Copilot Doing in Edge?

If you're not already familiar, Copilot AI is Microsoft’s AI assistant—powered by GPT—designed to help users navigate, search, write, and solve problems directly within Microsoft apps and services.

In Edge, Copilot already sits in the sidebar, offering contextual suggestions, summarizations, writing assistance, and more. But with Edge Canary 137, Microsoft is now experimenting with making Copilot the main experience on your new tab page.

How to Enable Copilot as Your New Tab Page (Edge Canary 137)

This feature isn’t available by default—you’ll need to manually enable a few experimental flags. To Do

Open Edge Canary and go to edge://flags

Search for composer

Enable the following flags

NTP Composer → Enabled with experimental features

NTP Composer Chat Ranking → Enabled

NTP Composer Focus → Enabled

NTP Composer Use Copilot Search → Enabled

Restart your browser to apply the changes.

NTP stands for New Tab Page.

Once active, your new tab will open directly into Copilot AI, offering AIdriven search, example prompts, and shortcut tiles blending the familiar layout of the new tab page with the powerful features of Copilot.

What Does the New Copilot Tab Look Like?

When enabled, opening a new tab doesn’t just show a blank page or a news feed anymore. Instead, you see

      ✨ An AI chat box powered by Copilot

📌 Quick links to websites and services

📄 Suggestions for prompts like writing help, research, or brainstorming

⚙️ Optional toggle to show/hide top sites

There’s even a banner stating

You’re viewing a test page where we’re trying out new designs, layouts, and an updated search chat box for your new tab experience.

Clearly, Microsoft is testing the waters here before committing to a wider rollout.

No Settings Toggle Yet

One thing to keep in mind once you enable these experimental flags, there’s no clear way to toggle it off via the regular settings menu. You will have to manually revert the flags or reset them to default.

That could be a sticking point for users who prefer a more traditional tab layout. Hopefully, Microsoft adds an official toggle or optout setting before this feature reaches stable builds.

 

Is Copilot on Every Tab a Step Too Far?

While the AI integration is impressive, not everyone wants Copilot to be front and center every time they open a new tab. For casual users or minimalists, this might feel like AI overload.

Microsoft is clearly pushing hard to embed Copilot deeper into both Windows and Edge, from the Start menu to the sidebar and now, potentially, to every new tab.

But whether this is innovation or overkill will depend on how users respond to these experiments.

Microsoft is on a mission to make Copilot the centerpiece of your digital workflow—and replacing the new tab page with AI is just the latest step. While it's exciting for power users and early adopters, it's also a reminder that AI integration is becoming less optional and more foundational across Windows ecosystems