Windows 10 Update Linked to Copilot Triggering on File Clicks

A Windows 10 user reported that clicking a file triggered Copilot to run in the background, after an update identified as KB5126256. The behavior was followed by File Explorer crashes, according to Wccftech.

The report said crash logs listed Microsoft Edge as the culprit rather than Copilot, making the source of the crashes difficult to identify. It did not provide further details about how many systems were affected.

Microsoft described KB5126256 as a licensing preparation package for Extended Security Updates (ESU) and said it should not have changed anything. The reported behavior contrasts with that description, but the available account does not establish what caused it or whether Microsoft confirmed the issue.