Neowin News Feed for: Clippy

Someone discovered a cute Easter egg involving Clippy in Office 97

Usama Jawad — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:16:01 +0000

A very obscure but cute Easter egg has been discovered in Office 97, and it involves the iconic Clippy. Read more...

Windows Classic Remastered concept is the fusion of your favorite versions of Windows

Usama Jawad — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:50:01 +0000

Windows Classic Remastered is the fusion of Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows 10, Windows 11, and more in one fun concept video. Read more...

Unofficial Clippy just got a lot better inside Windows debloater Winpilot (BloatyNosyAI)

Sayan Sen — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:48:02 +0000

The official one may be dead and gone forever, but the unofficial Clippy inside Windows debloater app Winpilot (formerly called BloatyNosyAI) has received several improvements and fixes. Read more...

Clippy is back (kind of), and he's using ChatGPT for Windows 11

John Callaham — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:16:01 +0000

Developer FireCube Studios has released its own version of Clippy, Microsoft's old Office Assistant, for Windows 11. It uses ChatGPT for its answers, but you will need a paid OpenAI key to use it. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Edge Workspaces, SHA-3 in Windows, and Copilots

Usama Jawad — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 17:16:01 +0000

The latest edition of Microsoft Weekly is filled to the brim with news about updates to Microsoft 365 apps and services like Teams and Edge, new features and bugs in Windows, and Copilot upgrades. Read more...

A quick look back at Microsoft's original Copilot: Clippy

John Callaham — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 17:38:01 +0000

Microsoft's presentation of the AI-based Copilot for Microsoft 365 definitely brought up memories of Clippy, the once hated "Office Assistant" that has gradually become a nostalgic hit. Read more...

Hot off the broken press - Windows 10 and 11 updates break network printing

Moshe Jacobs — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 10:00:01 +0000

Microsoft acknowledges network printing issues after a Windows 10 and Windows 11 update issued in October. Customers may experience errors preventing them from utilizing network printing. Read more...

Details emerge on Microsoft's plans for Cortana in Windows 10 Redstone updates

Andy Weir — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:32:01 +0000

Microsoft is said to be planning big improvements to Cortana in Windows 10 as part of next year's Redstone updates, including deeper integration to allow the assistant to 'float' around the OS. Read more...

7 Days: A week of Windows 10 Mobile, Samsung's latest slip-up and Clippy's machismo

Andy Weir — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 06:08:34 +0000

From HoloLens in space and Windows 10 on track, to talking Straw, the new PS4, Xbox down in Japan, and "the ultimate portable computer", it's our regular roundup of the week's top tech news. Read more...

Microsoft ignored focus group feedback about Clippy

Justin Luna — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:46:01 +0000

Microsoft's Office assistant Clippy was never well received. One reason behind this was that Clippy was leering, and too male-looking. But, as you've probably guessed, the feedback was ignored. Read more...

The day I became Clippy

Brad Sams — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 18:08:01 +0000

Microsoft's unofficial mascot, Clippy, is a hero on campus and (secretly) in our hearts. It was once the hated personal assistant that didn't learn, now a bit of an icon, and I got to become Clippy. Read more...

Facebook launches its own Clippy: the 'Zuckasaurus' privacy assistant

Andy Weir — Fri, 23 May 2014 18:03:37 +0000

Facebook has unveiled a range of new privacy features, presented by a new digital mascot - a blue dinosaur, unofficially known as the 'Zuckasaurus' - that really wants to help you manage your privacy. Read more...

Clippy is back as a Cortana Easter egg in Windows Phone 8.1

John Callaham — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:04:53 +0000

The developer preview version of Windows Phone 8.1 has a cool Easter egg where the infamous Clippy logo pops up when users ask the Cortana digital assistant a question about him. Read more...

Clippy returns in Microsoft's April Fools' pranks

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:40:16 +0000

Microsoft has brought Clippy back to life for a limited time at Office Online, and Microsoft has even unveiled a physical version of Clippy available at stores around the world. Read more...

NeoBytes :) Microsoft's archive has some odd stuff

John Callaham — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 18:37:54 +0000

Microsoft has posted up a brief video tour of the company's archives, which shows off some truly historical items as well as some odd props like a life-sized Clippy costume. Read more...

'Gates' parody movie trailer stars Clippy and IBM

Nathan Liu — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:48:24 +0000

The recently premiered JOBS movie has fallen flat with some critics and fans. Wouldn't it be great to see a similar movie based upon Apple's biggest competitor, Microsoft? The wait is over. Read more...

Clippy lives! Microsoft's animated Office Assistant returns

Andy Weir — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:44:23 +0000

Clippy, the animated Microsoft Office Assistant, is back. The irritating paper clip, and a bunch of its friends, have unofficially returned in JavaScript form, and can be embedded in any website. Read more...