'Microslop' is heading for Edge – major browser redesign is inspired by Copilot, and it's already seriously unpopular

From 'Micro$oft' to 'Microslop'? Copilot-inspired revamp for Edge stokes further AI rebellion

News By Darren Allan published 6 January 2026

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• Microsoft is redesigning the interface of Edge in testing
• The overhaul takes heavy inspiration from the Copilot app
• This is symptomatic of a broader push towards all things AI, and has provoked more bad feeling and accusations of 'Microslop'

Microsoft's Edge browser looks like it'll be getting an AI makeover of sorts, with a redesigned interface that adopts a very similar appearance to the Copilot app – and it's a move that isn't going down at all well with those fed up of Microsoft pushing AI harder with Windows 11.

Windows Central reports that new builds of Edge in the Canary and Dev channels (the earlier testing avenues) have this revamped interface, which takes some weighty cues from the Copilot app.

That includes context menus and settings panels for the web browser that borrow colors and fonts from the Copilot app, and there's evidence of another hallmark of said app – more pronounced rounded corners – in the design, too.

As Windows Central notes, the redesigned interface elements are being applied to the browser universally, whether or not you have Copilot Mode turned on in Edge.

However, the Copilot-based New Tab Page (which rolled out to Edge last year) is still only presented to those who've enabled Copilot Mode, so others will still get the basic MSN news and Bing feed when they open a new (blank) tab in Edge.

Analysis: a Micro-slippery slope into more slop?

Okay, so we need to caveat this, as per usual with anything that's still in testing. Preview stuff doesn't necessarily make the cut for release, but that said, it's hardly surprising to see Microsoft trying to revamp Edge along these lines, as the browser already has Copilot Mode on the alternative New Tab Page (and has long been infiltrated by Copilot).

In short, it looks like Microsoft is committed to making Edge more Copilot-like as a way to try to sell its browser to more people. But of course, if you read some of the feedback about this latest attempt to expand the scope of Copilot – including from many of the people posting on this Reddit thread – it's already a seriously unpopular idea that they most definitely aren't buying into.

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