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Copilot Actions on Windows vs OpenClaw
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Copilot Actions on Windows : Preview worldwide except 30 countries , On Windows Insider (Copilot Labs) (price not published) , Windows
OpenClaw : Available worldwide , Free , macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Self-host, WhatsApp, Slack
Main differences (from vendor pages)
| Fact | Copilot Actions on Windows | OpenClaw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | On Windows Insider (Copilot Labs) (price not published) | Free |
| Where | Preview worldwide except 30 countries | Available worldwide |
| Platforms | Windows | macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Self-host, WhatsApp, Slack |
| — | Yes | |
| Calendar | — | Yes |
| Phone calls | — | Yes |
Access
10 rows| Fact | Copilot Actions on Windows | OpenClaw |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Copilot Actions on Windows: Microsoft microsoft.com | OpenClaw: OpenClaw Foundation openclaw.ai |
| Kind | Copilot Actions on Windows: Assistant app | OpenClaw: Self-hosted |
| Status | Copilot Actions on Windows: Preview "An experimental feature called Copilot Actions available to Windows insiders in Copilot Labs." support.microsoft.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available Stable releases ship continuously; latest stable v2026.10.6 published 2026-10-22 (v2026.10.10 in beta). github.com · checked |
| Launched | Copilot Actions on Windows: Nov 17, 2025 blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Nov 24, 2025 api.github.com · checked |
| Where | Copilot Actions on Windows: Worldwide except 30 countries blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Worldwide openclaw.ai · checked |
| Excluded | Copilot Actions on Windows: 30 countries European Economic Area (blog: "excluding EEA"); codes are the 30 EEA member states. See all 30Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden | OpenClaw: None stated |
| Platforms | Copilot Actions on Windows: Windows blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Self-host, WhatsApp, Slack openclaw.ai · checked |
| Requires | Copilot Actions on Windows: Windows Insider program; "Experimental agentic features" setting turned on support.microsoft.com · checked | OpenClaw: Node 24.22.1+ or 26.12.1+ (installer and desktop apps install it for you) plus your own model provider account or local model. github.com · checked |
| Minimum age | Copilot Actions on Windows: Not stated | OpenClaw: Not stated |
| Price from | Copilot Actions on Windows: Price not published Windows Insider (Copilot Labs) blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Free Open source (MIT) openclaw.ai · checked |
What it can do
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| Fact | Copilot Actions on Windows | OpenClaw |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot Actions on Windows: Not stated | OpenClaw: Yes Gmail integration: read, draft and manage email; homepage: "Organizes your inbox, sends emails". openclaw.ai · checked | |
| Calendar | Copilot Actions on Windows: Not stated | OpenClaw: Yes "Manages your calendar" (OpenClaw site). openclaw.ai · checked |
| Browses the web | Copilot Actions on Windows: Yes Interacts with desktop and web applications in a contained agent workspace; you can take over or review actions taken. blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Yes Browses the web and fills forms in an OpenClaw-managed browser. openclaw.ai · checked |
| Makes purchases | Copilot Actions on Windows: Not stated | OpenClaw: Partly No built-in checkout; a community showcase on the official site shows an assistant "ordering things" via browser/skills. openclaw.ai · checked |
| Phone calls | Copilot Actions on Windows: Not stated | OpenClaw: Yes Voice Call plugin places outbound and accepts inbound calls via Twilio, Telnyx or Plivo. docs.openclaw.ai · checked |
| Files | Copilot Actions on Windows: Yes Works on local files; when the experimental agentic features setting is on, Windows grants read/write access to Documents, Downloads, Desktop, Music, Pictures and Videos. support.microsoft.com · checked | OpenClaw: Yes Reads and writes files and runs shell commands, with full access or sandboxed. openclaw.ai · checked |
| Writes / runs code | Copilot Actions on Windows: Not stated | OpenClaw: Yes Runs shell commands; GitHub integration for issues and pull requests. openclaw.ai · checked |
| Messages you first | Copilot Actions on Windows: Not stated | OpenClaw: Yes Setup adds a "Proactive check" job that runs every 30 minutes and delivers to your DM; you can edit its schedule, prompt and delivery. docs.openclaw.ai · checked |
| Memory | Copilot Actions on Windows: Not stated | OpenClaw: Yes Remembers preferences, projects and people across sessions; stored on your machine. docs.openclaw.ai · checked |
| Multiple agents | Copilot Actions on Windows: Not stated | OpenClaw: Yes Multi-agent routing with separate agents bound to channel accounts. docs.openclaw.ai · checked |
| Runs when app is closed | Copilot Actions on Windows: Not stated | OpenClaw: Yes Gateway scheduler runs scheduled jobs, webhooks and Gmail PubSub triggers while the host is running. docs.openclaw.ai · checked |
| App connectors | Copilot Actions on Windows: Yes Agent connectors (MCP servers) registered in the Windows On-Device Registry, contained in agent workspace on preview builds 26100.7344+. support.microsoft.com · checked | OpenClaw: Yes Skills and plugins (ClawHub), 29 chat channels; smart home: Hue integration controls lights from chat. openclaw.ai · checked |
| Voice | Copilot Actions on Windows: Not stated | OpenClaw: Yes Talk mode in the iOS/Android apps; realtime voice on phone calls via the Voice Call plugin. openclaw.ai · checked |
| Books travel | Copilot Actions on Windows: Not stated | OpenClaw: Partly The OpenClaw site lists checking you in for flights; booking travel is not described. openclaw.ai · checked |
| Smart home | Copilot Actions on Windows: Not stated | OpenClaw: Yes Philips Hue integration: control your lights from chat. openclaw.ai · checked |
Safety (as stated by the vendor)
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| Fact | Copilot Actions on Windows | OpenClaw |
|---|---|---|
| Data it can access | Copilot Actions on Windows: When the admin-only "Experimental agentic features" setting is on, agents can get read and write access to Documents, Downloads, Desktop, Music, Pictures and Videos, plus folders all authenticated users can reach and apps installed for all users. Per agent, set Files to Allow Always, Ask every time or Never allow (Settings > System > AI Components > Agents); turning the setting off removes folder access. support.microsoft.com · checked | OpenClaw: Whatever you connect — chat channels, Gmail, GitHub, MCP servers, plus shell/files/browser on the host unless sandboxed. Credentials are stored under ~/.openclaw (config, credentials/, SQLite stores). docs.openclaw.ai · checked |
| Asks before sensitive actions | Copilot Actions on Windows: Yes Microsoft’s stated principle: "Users approve all queries for user data as well as actions taken." By default Windows asks for consent when an agent requests files in the known folders. support.microsoft.com · checked | OpenClaw: Depends on your settings Host commands run only when policy + allowlist + (optional) user approval agree; modes include deny, allowlist, ask, auto and full. docs.openclaw.ai · checked |
| Sees your passwords | Copilot Actions on Windows: Not stated | OpenClaw: Not stated |
| Trains on your data | Copilot Actions on Windows: Not clearly stated Copilot lets you "opt out of using your conversation activity for model training"; no Copilot Actions-specific training statement found. support.microsoft.com · checked | OpenClaw: Not clearly stated Not published: OpenClaw makes no statement on whether prompts are used for model training. Its site says "Bring hosted, subscription-backed, gateway, or local models" and "State lives on your machine, not a vendor cloud", and that by default an install sends the Foundation "nothing but a daily version check", which you can turn off. openclaw.ai · checked |
| Isolation | Copilot Actions on Windows: Agent workspace: a separate Windows session with its own agent account (distinct from yours) and scoped folder access; lighter than a full VM such as Windows Sandbox. support.microsoft.com · checked | OpenClaw: Runs on your own machine. Tool sandboxing (Docker, Podman, SSH, OpenShell and other backends) is off by default and set via agents.defaults.sandbox; the Gateway process itself stays on the host. Docs: "not a perfect security boundary". docs.openclaw.ai · checked |
| Retention | Copilot Actions on Windows: Microsoft Copilot stores conversation activity for 18 months by default. You can delete individual chats from the Chats list (...More > Delete) or your whole activity history from the privacy dashboard, and delete saved memories in Settings > Personalization > Manage > Delete all memories. support.microsoft.com · checked | OpenClaw: Session transcripts (which can contain private messages and tool output) stay on your machine in ~/.openclaw until you delete them. Docs advise full-disk encryption and 600/700 file permissions. docs.openclaw.ai · checked |
By country
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| Fact | Copilot Actions on Windows | OpenClaw |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Canada | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| United Kingdom | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Ireland | Copilot Actions on Windows: Excluded blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Australia | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| New Zealand | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Germany | Copilot Actions on Windows: Excluded blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| France | Copilot Actions on Windows: Excluded blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Spain | Copilot Actions on Windows: Excluded blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Italy | Copilot Actions on Windows: Excluded blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Netherlands | Copilot Actions on Windows: Excluded blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Switzerland | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| India | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Pakistan | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| United Arab Emirates | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| South Africa | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Philippines | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Vietnam | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Indonesia | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Malaysia | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Hong Kong | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Singapore | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Japan | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Brazil | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
| Mexico | Copilot Actions on Windows: Available blogs.windows.com · checked | OpenClaw: Available openclaw.ai · checked |
Freshness
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| Fact | Copilot Actions on Windows | OpenClaw |
|---|---|---|
| Last fact checked | Copilot Actions on Windows: Oct 23, 2026 | OpenClaw: Oct 23, 2026 |
Full details, FAQ and change history: Copilot Actions on Windows · OpenClaw. Where sources disagree, both claims are on the agent page.