Windows 12 could see a substantial system redesign in order to include a more AI-centric user experience. The start button could thus be replaced with Copilot AI, which is already available as a preview version in the latest Windows 11 update.
Microsoft why are you trying to pull an Elon and destroy your own brand, stop that -- what, after all, has a dedicated keyboard key on Windows keyboards, and has for decades?
They're not. It's just the author's "creativity". There's no indication of plans to change the start button. Still, they could change the start button, which apparently warrants a misleading article people actually discuss.