How to Update CoPilot Interview (Microsoft Store and Direct Download)

How you update CoPilot Interview depends on how you installed it. The Microsoft Store version updates itself. Direct downloads on Windows and Mac don't: about two seconds after launch, the app checks for a newer version and, if there is one, shows a banner reading “🚀 Update available: v… · Click to download”. Click it, download the new file from copilotinterview.com, and install it the same way as the first time.

CoPilot Interview is an AI interview assistant for Windows and Mac. If you're choosing how to install on Windows, the Microsoft Store version is the one that keeps itself current.

Which kind of install do you have?

If you installed from a zip you downloaded, you have the direct download. If you clicked Get in the Microsoft Store, you have the Store version.

Update a Windows direct download

1. Click the Update available banner. It opens the download section of copilotinterview.com; choose the Windows installer.
2. Quit CoPilot Interview: right-click its tray icon and choose Quit CoPilot Interview.
3. Right-click the new zip, choose Extract All, and double-click the setup file. SmartScreen may ask again: More info, then Run anyway, for a file you downloaded from copilotinterview.com.
4. Open the app. If it opens on the license screen, paste your key from your purchase email, or click Use the free plan.

The install steps are the same as the first time; see installing on Windows.

Update on a Mac

1. Click the banner, or open the download section yourself, and get CoPilot Interview.zip.
2. Quit the app with Command-Q, or choose Quit CoPilot Interview from its menu-bar icon.
3. Double-click the zip, drag the new app into Applications, and choose Replace when Finder asks.
4. Open it. If macOS asks for Microphone or Screen Recording again, allow it, then quit with Command-Q and reopen.

For the first-time Mac steps, see installing on a Mac.

If an update doesn't show up or won't install

• No banner: the check runs about two seconds after launch and needs an internet connection. If there's no newer version, nothing is shown.
• Checking your version: the app doesn't display its version number anywhere, so the banner is the only in-app signal. If support asks, say where and when you downloaded it.
• Store installs: the update check runs in every copy, so a Store install may show the banner before the Store delivers the update. Update through the Store rather than the direct installer, so you keep one copy that updates itself.
• A Store update is stuck: pause and resume it, check the connection isn't marked metered, or uninstall from Settings, Apps and reinstall from the Store listing. More steps: what to do when an update is stuck.

Release notes

The release notes for each version appear in the banner itself, after the version number, so read the banner before you click it. If you only practice in the browser demo at /try, there's nothing to install or update.

Frequently asked questions

Does CoPilot Interview update automatically?

Only the Microsoft Store version. Direct downloads on Windows and Mac show an Update available banner, and you install the new version yourself.

How do I know which version I have?

The app doesn't show its version number. The banner appears at launch when a newer version exists, so no banner, with an internet connection, means there's nothing newer to install.

Will updating remove my saved sessions?

Session files live in Documents › CoPilot Interview › Sessions, outside the app, so installing a new version doesn't touch them.

Do I need my license key again after updating?

Usually not, but keep your license email. If the app opens on the license screen, paste the key or choose Use the free plan.