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hub/apps/develop/ai-powered/ai-powered.md

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+---
+description: This article lists the Windows features that are powered using AI and links to the how-to articles that show how to use them.
+title: AI-powered features
+ms.date: 12/11/2025
+ms.topic: article
+keywords: windows 10, windows 11, winui 3, ai, artificial intelligence
+ms.localizationpriority: medium
+---
+
+
+# AI-powered features
+
+This section provides guidance for using the Windows App SDK to create apps that leverage AI-powered features in Windows.
+
+## AI-powered Windows features
+
+| Topic | Description |
+|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
+| [Click to Do](/windows/apps/develop/windows-integration/click-to-do) | Learn how to use the Click to Do feature to take action based on content seen in apps. |
+| [Copilot hardware key](/windows/apps/develop/windows-integration/microsoft-copilot-key-provider) | Learn how to use the Copilot hardware key feature to quickly access Copilot. |
+| [Recall](/windows/apps/develop/windows-integration/recall/index) | Learn how to use the Recall feature to help find content. |
+| [Windows Settings connector](/windows/apps/develop/windows-integration/settings-mcp) | Learn how to use the Windows Settings connector via MCP to manage settings on a Windows device. |
+
+## Other AI features
+
+| Topic | Description |
+|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
+| [App Content Search](/windows/ai/apis/app-content-search) | Learn how to use App Content Search to enable AI-powered search capabilities. |
+| [Phi Silica](/windows/ai/apis/phi-silica) | Learn how to use Phi Silica to enhance app performance with AI acceleration. |
+| [Imaging SDK](/windows/ai/apis/imaging) | Learn how to use the Imaging SDK to add AI-powered image processing capabilities to your apps. |
+| [Image generation API](/windows/ai/apis/image-generation) | Learn how to use the Image Generation API to create images from text prompts. |
+| [Text Recognition API](/windows/ai/apis/text-recognition) | Learn how to use the Text Recognition API to extract text from images. |
+| [Video super resolution](/windows/ai/apis/video-super-resolution) | Learn how to use AI to enhance video playback quality. |
+
+## Related topics
+
+* [Windows AI](/windows/ai)
+* [Microsoft Foundry on Windows](/windows/ai/overview)
+* [Windows ML](/windows/ai/new-windows-ml/overview)
+* [MCP on Windows](/windows/ai/mcp/overview)
+* [Responsible AI](/windows/ai/rai)

hub/apps/develop/toc.yml

@@ -4,11 +4,39 @@ items:
   - name: Development overview
     href: index.md
   - name: Features
+    expanded: true
     items:
     - name: Accessibility
       href: accessibility.md
-    - name: AI and machine learning >>
-      href: /windows/ai/
+    - name: AI-powered features
+      items:
+        - name: Overview
+          href: ai-powered/ai-powered.md
+        - name: Click to Do
+          href: windows-integration/click-to-do.md 
+        - name: Copilot hardware key
+          href: windows-integration/microsoft-copilot-key-provider.md
+          items:
+          - name: Handle Microsoft Copilot hardware key state changes
+            href: windows-integration/copilot-key-state.md
+        - name: Recall
+          items:
+          - name: Overview
+            href: windows-integration/recall/index.md
+          - name: Enabling relaunch
+            href: windows-integration/recall/recall-relaunch.md
+          - name: Web browsers
+            href: windows-integration/recall/recall-web-browsers.md
+          - name: Apply sensitivity labels
+            href: windows-integration/recall/recall-content-info-labels.md
+          - name: DLP Provider API
+            href: windows-integration/recall/dlp-provider-api.md
+          - name: (EEA-only) Decrypt exported snapshots
+            href: windows-integration/recall/decrypt-exported-snapshots.md 
+        - name: Studio Effects
+          href: windows-integration/studio-effects.md
+        - name: Windows Settings connector
+          href: windows-integration/settings-mcp.md
     - name: App lifecycle and system services
       items:
       - name: App lifecycle
@@ -430,13 +458,6 @@ items:
           href: actions/action-json.md
         - name: Action provider package manifest XML format
           href: actions/action-provider-manifest.md
-      - name: Click to Do
-        href: windows-integration/click-to-do.md 
-      - name: Copilot hardware key
-        href: windows-integration/microsoft-copilot-key-provider.md
-        items:
-        - name: Handle Microsoft Copilot hardware key state changes
-          href: windows-integration/copilot-key-state.md
       - name: Cross Device People API
         href: windows-integration/cross-device-people-api.md
       - name: Cross Device Resume
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         href: windows-integration/default-apps-platform.md
       - name: Pin to taskbar
         href: windows-integration/pin-to-taskbar.md
-      - name: Recall
-        items:
-        - name: Overview
-          href: windows-integration/recall/index.md
-        - name: Enabling relaunch
-          href: windows-integration/recall/recall-relaunch.md
-        - name: Web browsers
-          href: windows-integration/recall/recall-web-browsers.md
-        - name: Apply sensitivity labels
-          href: windows-integration/recall/recall-content-info-labels.md
-        - name: DLP Provider API
-          href: windows-integration/recall/dlp-provider-api.md
-        - name: (EEA-only) Decrypt exported snapshots
-          href: windows-integration/recall/decrypt-exported-snapshots.md 
-      - name: Studio Effects
-        href: windows-integration/studio-effects.md
       - name: Smart App Control
         items:
         - name: Overview
@@ -497,8 +502,6 @@ items:
             href: widgets/widget-provider-manifest.md
           - name: ActivateApplication protocol
             href: widgets/widget-provider-activateapplication-protocol.md
-      - name: Windows Settings connector
-        href: windows-integration/settings-mcp.md
       - name: Windows Search
         href: search/index.md
         items:

hub/apps/develop/windows-integration/index.md

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 | [Search providers](../search/search-providers.md) | Learn how to integrate into the Windows Search experience. |
 | [Widget providers](../widgets/widget-providers.md) | Learn how to implement a Windows widget service provider to support your app. |
 
-## Windows features using AI
-
-| Feature | Description |
-|--|--|
-| [Recall](./recall/index.md) | Learn how to use the AI-assisted Recall feature with the User Activity API in Windows. |
-| [Click to Do](./click-to-do.md) | Learn how to use the AI-assisted Click to Do feature in Windows. |
-| [Windows Settings connector](./settings-mcp.md) | Learn how to enable apps to manage the settings on a Copilot+ PC device. |
-
-
 ## Other Windows integration features
 
 The following table lists other Windows integration features that support 3rd party developers.

hub/dev-drive/index.md

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 - **Maven cache (Java)**: Create a Maven cache directory in your Dev Drive, for example `D:\packages\maven`, then set a global environment variable `MAVEN_OPTS` to add a configuration setting to that path, for example `setx /M MAVEN_OPTS "-Dmaven.repo.local=D:\packages\maven"`. Move the contents of `%USERPROFILE%\.m2\repository` to this directory (this includes only the dependencies, plugins, and other artifacts that Maven downloads into the `repository` folder and uses for your projects). Learn more in the [Maven docs](https://maven.apache.org/settings.html) and see StackOverflow for [How to specify an alternate location for the .m2 folder or settings.xml permanently?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16649420/how-to-specify-an-alternate-location-for-the-m2-folder-or-settings-xml-permanen).
 
-- **Gradle cache (Java)**: Create a Gradle cache directory in your Dev Drive, for example, `D:\packages\gradle`. Then, set a global environment variable `GRADLE_USER_HOME` to point to that path, for example, use `setx /M GRADLE_USER_HOME "D:\packages\gradle"` in the command line to set it system-wide. After setting this variable, Gradle will use the specified directory (`D:\packages\gradle`) for its caches and configuration files. If you have existing Gradle files, move the contents of `%USERPROFILE%\.gradle` to this new directory. For more detailed information, you can refer to the [Gradle documentation](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/userguide.html) and explore community resources like StackOverflow for [tips on managing Gradle configurations and cache directories](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56350799/gradle-user-home-set-in-gradle-properties-build-gradle-or-settings-gradle-to).
+- **Gradle cache (Java)**: Create a Gradle cache directory in your Dev Drive, for example, `D:\packages\gradle`. Then, set a global environment variable `GRADLE_USER_HOME` to point to that path, for example, use `setx /M GRADLE_USER_HOME D:\packages\gradle` in the command line to set it system-wide. After setting this variable, Gradle will use the specified directory (`D:\packages\gradle`) for its caches and configuration files. If you have existing Gradle files, move the contents of `%USERPROFILE%\.gradle` to this new directory. For more detailed information, you can refer to the [Gradle documentation](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/userguide.html) and explore community resources like StackOverflow for [tips on managing Gradle configurations and cache directories](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56350799/gradle-user-home-set-in-gradle-properties-build-gradle-or-settings-gradle-to).
 
 ## Understanding security risks and trust in relation to Dev Drive