Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility

• Parallel content and identity crawl improves content freshness [Web]

Copilot connectors now run content crawl and identity crawl in parallel, making ingested content available to users faster than before.

Details:

What changed: Previously, content crawl and identity crawl executed sequentially, causing delays before content became accessible in Copilot. Now, both crawls run in parallel, reducing total processing time. This change improves content freshness and availability without compromising security or permission accuracy.

Why: Sequential crawling delayed content availability, impacting user productivity.

Parallel execution enables:

• Faster ingestion of new and updated content
• Quicker reflection of identity and permission changes

Try this:

• Add or update content in your connected data source.
• Observe that content appears in Copilot results sooner than before.
• Check that permissions and identity information remain accurate.

Why this matters: Faster content availability helps users access the latest information promptly, supporting timely decision-making.

Business impact: Teams benefit from reduced latency in content updates, improving collaboration and information flow.

Personal impact: You spend less time waiting for new content to appear, increasing efficiency in your work.

• ServiceNow connectors support role-based permissions [Web]

ServiceNow Knowledge and Catalog connectors now enforce access permissions based on user roles such as admin, knowledge manager, and knowledge admin.

Details:

What changed: Earlier, permissions in ServiceNow Knowledge and Catalog connectors were determined only by user criteria without considering roles. Now, the connectors evaluate access based on the user's assigned roles in ServiceNow, enabling more granular and accurate permission enforcement for knowledge articles and catalog items. This enhances security by aligning access with organizational role definitions.

Why: Role-based access control aligns permissions with organizational policies and reduces unauthorized access.

This update allows:

• More precise permission management
• Better compliance with ServiceNow role assignments

Try this:

• Assign roles like admin or knowledge manager to users in ServiceNow.
• Access knowledge articles or catalog items through Copilot connectors.
• Verify that access matches the assigned roles.

Why this matters: Role-based permissions ensure users see only the content they are authorized to access, improving data security.

Business impact: Organizations can enforce ServiceNow role policies consistently across Copilot connectors, reducing risk of permission errors.

Personal impact: You access relevant knowledge and catalog items securely based on your assigned roles without unnecessary restrictions or exposure.

Microsoft 365 SharePoint

• SharePoint: Authoritative Sites [Windows, Web]

Authoritative Sites feature empowers administrators to designate specific SharePoint sites as official, trusted sources of information. By classifying these sites as authoritative, high quality and credible content such as company news, policies, and updates are prioritized across Copilot Search experiences.

Roadmap ID: 561323

Details:

What changed: The Authoritative Sites feature allows administrators to classify certain SharePoint sites as authoritative. Previously, content ranking in Copilot Search did not distinguish official sources. Now, high-quality content like company news and policies from these sites is prioritized, improving information reliability and security.

Why: This change helps users access trusted and accurate information quickly, reducing the risk of misinformation and improving content relevance in Copilot experiences.

Try this:

1. Open the SharePoint admin center.
2. Select a site and choose 'Mark as authoritative site.'
3. Use Copilot Search to see prioritized content from these sites.

Why this matters: Prioritizing trusted content ensures users receive accurate and official information, enhancing decision-making and compliance.

Business impact: Teams benefit from consistent access to verified company information, improving communication and reducing errors.

Personal impact: You save time by finding reliable content faster and avoid confusion from unofficial sources.

Learn: SharePoint authoritative sites in Copilot Search

Outlook

• Outlook: Copilot provides coaching feedback in chat as you draft, edit, and format emails [Android, Windows, iOS, Mac, Web]

Copilot now provides coaching feedback on email drafts via chat and can apply suggestions directly to your message in Outlook. Users have the option to choose which suggestions are applied, and Copilot updates your email in place.

Roadmap ID: 559418

Details:

What changed: Previously, Outlook users obtained coaching feedback in canvas and could only apply all suggestions at once. Now, Copilot chat offers the suggestions and users can choose which suggestions to apply, further refine those suggestions and Copilot chat will update the email content in place.

Why: This update helps users improve email clarity and professionalism by providing actionable feedback during composition, reducing the need for manual revisions.

Try this:

1. Open Outlook and start composing a new email.
2. Click Get Coaching. 3 The Copilot chat pane automatically opens with coaching suggestions.
3. Use the chat to iterate on the suggestions or select ones to apply directly to your draft.

Why this matters: Real-time coaching improves communication quality and saves time editing emails.

Business impact: Teams benefit from clearer, more effective email communication with less editing effort.

Personal impact: You save time refining emails and gain confidence in your messaging.

• Outlook: Prepare for meetings with Copilot in classic Outlook for Windows [Windows]

With so many of us in back-to-back meetings, it can be a real struggle to stay on top of pre-reads, action items, and even what each meeting is about. Copilot quickly prepares you for meetings within minutes by bringing real-time insights and summarizing relevant context, tasks, documents, and other resources. You can also chat directly with Copilot to prepare more deeply, to ensure you're ready to go. This feature is already available in the new Outlook for Windows, Web, Mac, and Mobile and is now being adding to classic Outlook for Windows. It is only available for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

Roadmap ID: 542186

Details:

What changed: Copilot now provides real-time meeting preparation in classic Outlook for Windows by summarizing relevant context, action items, and documents. Users can chat with Copilot to deepen preparation. This feature was already available in new Outlook for Windows, Web, Mac, and Mobile and now extends to classic Outlook. It requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

Why: This update helps users manage back-to-back meetings by quickly delivering essential information and reducing preparation time.

Try this:

1. Open classic Outlook for Windows.
2. Select a meeting and open Copilot.
3. Review the summary of meeting context, tasks, and documents.
4. Chat with Copilot to ask for additional details or clarifications.

Why this matters: Quick access to meeting insights helps users stay informed and ready, improving meeting effectiveness.

Business impact: Teams benefit from better-prepared meetings, leading to more productive discussions and decisions.

Personal impact: You reduce time spent gathering meeting materials and increase confidence going into meetings.

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Updates released between July 15, 2026, and July 29, 2026.

Microsoft 365 Copilot

• Surface rich images inline within responses [Windows, Web]

Copilot now displays rich images from files and meetings directly within responses to improve comprehension.

Details:

What changed: Previously, Copilot responses included text only. Now, it surfaces relevant images inline from files and meetings to provide visual context. This enhancement supports richer content formats while maintaining data security and compliance with Microsoft 365 policies.

Why: Visual information helps users understand complex content faster and reduces the need to switch between apps or documents.

Try this:

1. Ask Copilot a question related to your meeting notes or documents.
2. Review the inline images that appear alongside the text response.
3. Click images to open the source file or meeting content for more details.

Why this matters: Including images directly in responses helps users grasp information quickly and reduces context switching.

Business impact: Teams can collaborate more effectively by accessing visual content without leaving the Copilot interface.

Personal impact: You save time by seeing relevant images immediately, improving comprehension and decision-making.

OneNote

• Redesign Overview experience in Copilot notebooks in OneNote [Windows, Mac, Web]

The Copilot Notebooks Overview now provides a redesigned experience for crisper AI-generated summaries, key insights, and one-click artifacts to move work forward in the notebook.

Details:

What changed: The Notebook Overview experience has been redesigned with a better layout and direct visibility of meaningful artifacts users can create in the notebook in one click.

Why: This redesign helps users quickly grasp notebook context and take relevant actions without spending time on manual content review.

Try this:

1. Open a Copilot Notebook and navigate to the Overview Page.
2. Review the AI-generated summary and key insights.
3. Use the one-click artifact creation option to create content focused on the context and content of the notebook.

Why this matters: Reduce time spent getting a quick summary and key insights of the notebook content, easily see and use one-click artifacts that help move your work forward in the notebook.

Business impact: Teams can collaborate more effectively by accessing summarized notebook information, actionable insights, creating new artifacts quickly.

Personal impact: You save time understanding notebook content and can act faster on relevant information.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

• Lists in Context IQ [Web]

Users will be able to search for and select SharePoint Lists through the Context IQ menu to help ground their prompts when using Copilot Chat.

Details:

What changed: Previously, users could not directly access SharePoint Lists within Context IQ when composing prompts in Copilot Chat. Now, users can search for and select specific SharePoint Lists to ground their prompts, improving relevance and accuracy. This integration supports Microsoft 365 security and compliance policies for data access.

Why: This change helps users target their Copilot Chat prompts to specific SharePoint Lists, reducing irrelevant results and improving productivity when working with list data.

Try this:

1. Open Copilot Chat and click the Context IQ menu.
2. Search for a SharePoint List by name.
3. Select the desired list to scope your prompt before entering your query.

Why this matters: Scoping prompts to SharePoint Lists helps users get more precise and useful responses from Copilot Chat.

Business impact: Teams can collaborate more effectively by referencing exact SharePoint Lists in their Copilot Chat interactions.

Personal impact: You save time by quickly narrowing Copilot Chat responses to relevant list data without manual filtering.

• List email attachments in Microsoft 365 Copilot [Android, Windows, iOS, Mac, Web]

Users will be able to list the file attachments that they received or sent over email in Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Details:

What changed: Microsoft 365 Copilot now provides a list of email file attachments from messages you sent or received. Previously, users had to manually search emails to find attachments. This update improves visibility and access to files directly through Copilot chat.

Why: Finding email attachments quickly is essential for efficient communication and file management. This change reduces time spent searching and improves workflow.

Try this:

1. Open Microsoft 365 Copilot chat.
2. Ask to list email attachments from a specific sender or date.
3. Review the generated list of files attached to those emails.

Why this matters: Quick access to email attachments saves time and reduces the risk of missing important files.

Business impact: Teams can retrieve shared documents faster, improving collaboration and reducing delays.

Personal impact: You spend less time searching emails and more time focusing on tasks that require those attachments.

• Take Screenshot in Copilot [Windows]

Give users a fast, built‑in way to capture screenshots and include them in Copilot prompts, helping them communicate visual context more easily and receive more accurate, actionable assistance.

Details:

What changed: Copilot now includes a built-in screenshot capture tool that lets users add images directly to their prompts. Previously, users had to capture and upload screenshots manually outside Copilot. This integration improves prompt clarity and response relevance without exposing sensitive data externally.

Why: Visual context helps Copilot understand user requests better, leading to more precise and actionable responses.

Try this:

1. In Copilot chat, select the screenshot capture button.
2. Capture the desired screen area.
3. Include the screenshot in your prompt and submit for assistance.

Why this matters: Adding screenshots reduces miscommunication and speeds up problem resolution with Copilot.

Business impact: Users get a simpler UX to include visuals when using Copilot to help reduce confusion and support interactions.

Personal impact: You save time explaining problems and get more accurate help by sharing visual information instantly.

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Updates released between July 01, 2026, and July 15, 2026.

Microsoft 365 admin center

• Submit agent to Agent Store from Agent Builder [Windows, Web]

Customers can submit their agents built in Agent Builder to the Agent Store under the "Built by your org" section, after admin review and approval in Microsoft 365 Admin Center. This governed flow enables admins to review, approve, and publish submitted agents so that they can be discovered and used by others in the Agent Store. This helps organizations share validated agents at scale while maintaining quality and governance.

Roadmap ID: 557173

Details:

What changed: Customers can submit agents created in Agent Builder to the Agent Store after admin review and approval in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. Previously, there was no governed process for publishing custom agents at scale. This update introduces a controlled workflow that maintains quality and governance while enabling agent sharing within organizations.

Why: This change helps organizations share validated custom agents securely and efficiently. Admin review ensures agents meet organizational standards before publication.

Try this:

1. Build an agent in Agent Builder.
2. Submit the agent for admin review in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center.
3. After approval, find the agent published under 'Built by your org' in the Agent Store.

Why this matters: Governed submission protects organizational security while enabling wider use of custom Copilot agents.

Business impact: Organizations can scale agent deployment with centralized control, improving collaboration and compliance.

Personal impact: You gain access to trusted, organization-approved agents that enhance productivity and reduce duplicated effort.

Microsoft 365 Copilot

• Copilot Prompt Gallery - Company-wide prompt publishing [Windows, Web]

Organizations can build their own collections of prompts that are tailored to their business needs and workflows and distribute these to all users within the tenant.

Roadmap ID: 486695

Details:

What changed: Admins can now build prompt collections specific to their company's needs and publish them tenant-wide through the Copilot Prompt Gallery. Previously, users only had access to default prompts without centralized management or customization options.

Why: This change allows organizations to standardize and optimize Copilot usage by providing prompts aligned with internal processes and terminology.

Try this:

1. Open the Copilot Prompt Gallery in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
2. Create a new prompt collection tailored to your business workflows.
3. Publish the collection to all users in your tenant for consistent access.

Why this matters: Centralized prompt management improves user efficiency and ensures Copilot responses align with company standards.

Business impact: Teams gain consistent access to relevant prompts, reducing training needs and improving productivity.

Personal impact: Users benefit from prompts that reflect their daily tasks, saving time and reducing guesswork.

Microsoft Edge

• v.149 - Modern, unified, and updated Look and Feel [Web]

Microsoft Edge will update the Look and Feel to give customers a unified experience across all of Microsoft AI surfaces including Copilot and Bing. This will change multiple elements of the UX such as spacing, corners, fonts, default colors, etc.

Roadmap ID: 559993

Details:

What changed: Microsoft Edge version 149 introduces a refreshed user interface that aligns with the design language used in Copilot and Bing. Changes include updated spacing, rounded corners, new font styles, and revised default color schemes. This unified design enhances consistency across Microsoft AI products without affecting browser functionality or security settings.

Why: Updating the interface creates a cohesive experience across Microsoft AI tools, reducing user confusion and improving visual comfort. Consistent design helps users transition smoothly between Edge, Copilot, and Bing.

Try this:

1. Open Microsoft Edge and notice the updated spacing and corner styles.
2. Compare font styles and colors with those in Copilot or Bing.
3. Use the browser as usual to experience the consistent design across AI surfaces.

Why this matters: A consistent design across Microsoft AI tools improves usability and reduces the learning curve for users working with multiple Microsoft products.

Business impact: Teams benefit from a unified interface that simplifies training and support for Microsoft AI tools integrated with Edge.

Personal impact: You experience a visually coherent environment that reduces distraction and makes navigation more intuitive.

Microsoft 365 Copilot App

• Create brand kits from your brand guidelines [Web]

Seamlessly create brand kits by uploading your brand guidelines document.

Details:

What changed: Users can now upload a brand guidelines document to automatically generate brand kits. Previously, creating brand kits required manual setup and configuration. This update streamlines the process and reduces setup errors.

Why: This change simplifies brand kit creation by automating the extraction of brand elements from guidelines, saving time and ensuring consistency.

Try this:

1. Open the brand kit creation tool.
2. Upload your brand guidelines document.
3. Review and customize the generated brand kit.

Why this matters: Automating brand kit creation helps maintain brand consistency and reduces manual effort.

Business impact: Teams can produce standardized brand assets faster, improving brand compliance across projects.

Personal impact: You save time setting up brand kits and reduce errors from manual configuration.

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Microsoft 365 Copilot app

• Enable watermarks for AI-generated content for Microsoft 365 Copilot [Android, Windows, iOS, Mac, Web]

Add watermarks for AI-generated content.

Roadmap ID: 547831

Details:

What changed: To help provide additional transparency about what content has been generated or altered by using AI in Microsoft 365, watermarks can be added to videos and audio content. A policy setting controls your organization's ability to add a visual or audio watermark to video and audio content that your users generate or alter by using AI in Microsoft 365.

Why: Adding watermarks increases transparency and helps prevent misuse or misattribution of AI-generated content.

Try this:

• To turn on watermarks for video and audio content that your users generate or alter by using AI in Microsoft 365, you need to use the "Include a watermark when content from Microsoft 365 is generated or altered by AI" policy. This policy is available only in Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365. If you want to add a watermark to video and audio content, you need to set this policy to Enabled. If you set this policy to Disabled or Not configured, a visual or audio watermark isn't added.
• This policy doesn't apply to images. Instead, your users will be able to turn on watermarks for images by going to Settings & Privacy > Privacy > Data options at https://myaccount.microsoft.com.

Why this matters: To help provide additional transparency about what content has been generated or altered by using AI in Microsoft 365.

Business impact: Organizations can control when to add watermarks to AI-generated video and audio content.

Personal impact: You gain confidence that your AI-generated content is properly labeled.

• View long running agent tasks in Windows taskbar [Windows]

Users can see the status of ongoing long running tasks for agentic workflows directly in the Windows taskbar without opening the app.

Details:

What changed: Long running agents now display task status icons and progress indicators in the Windows taskbar. Previously, users had to open the Microsoft 365 Copilot app to monitor these workflows. This update provides real-time visibility and quick access to task states, improving user awareness and reducing app switching.

Why: This change enhances productivity by allowing users to track workflow progress at a glance, minimizing interruptions and improving task management.

Try this:

• Start a long running task using the Microsoft 365 Copilot app.
• Observe the task status icon in the Windows taskbar.
• Click the icon to view details or manage the task without launching the full app.

Why this matters: Quick status updates reduce the need to switch contexts and help users stay informed about critical workflows.

Business impact: Teams benefit from improved monitoring of automated processes, leading to faster issue detection and resolution.

Personal impact: You save time by tracking tasks without interrupting your current work or opening additional windows.

• Scheduled prompts for Agents [Windows, Mac, Web]

Enables users to schedule recurring prompts to declarative agents like Analyst, Idea Coach and more.

Roadmap ID: 531759

Details:

What changed: This update enables scheduling of repeated prompts to declarative agents, replacing the prior need to manually initiate each interaction. It supports consistent engagement with agents for ongoing tasks or insights.

Why: Automating prompt scheduling reduces manual effort and ensures timely agent responses for routine workflows.

Try this:

• Open the Microsoft 365 Copilot app.
• Select an agent such as Analyst or Idea Coach.
• Choose the schedule option and set recurring prompt frequency.

Why this matters: Scheduled prompts help maintain regular agent interactions, improving productivity and task consistency.

Business impact: Teams benefit from automated agent engagement, reducing oversight and improving workflow continuity.

Personal impact: Users save time by automating repetitive requests and receive timely insights without manual prompting.

• Create PowerPoint presentations from Copilot Notebooks [Windows, Web]

Copilot Notebooks enables users to generate PowerPoint presentations directly from the content and references collected in a notebook. Using the notebook's curated context, Copilot creates a structured, editable slide deck that users can open and refine in PowerPoint, helping turn research, notes, and insights into shareable presentations more quickly.

Roadmap ID: 558938

Details:

What changed: Previously, users had to manually transfer notes and research into PowerPoint slides. Now, Copilot Notebooks uses curated notebook context to automatically create structured, editable slide decks compatible with PowerPoint. This reduces manual effort and maintains source reference integrity.

Why: This change streamlines the transition from research and notes to presentations, saving time and reducing errors in slide creation.

Try this:

• Open a notebook in Copilot Notebooks.
• Select 'Quick create' then 'PowerPoint presentation' from the left pane.
• View the generated slide deck within Copilot Notebooks and edit via chat OR
• Open the generated slide deck in PowerPoint to review and edit.

Why this matters: Turning notes into presentations quickly helps users share insights without redundant work.

Business impact: Teams can accelerate presentation development and improve collaboration by using consistent source material.

Personal impact: You save time creating presentations and reduce manual formatting tasks.

• Mind maps in Copilot Notebooks [Windows, Web]

Mind maps in Copilot Notebooks are interactive visual artifacts that help users understand notebook content through a grounded map of key topics, themes, and relationships. Users can explore the mind map, view summaries for individual nodes, and use Notebook chat to get more detail about a node. Available across OneNote and Microsoft 365 Copilot app.

Roadmap ID: 559029

Details:

What changed: Previously, users reviewed notebook content as linear notes. Now, mind maps visualize topics, themes, and connections interactively. Users can click nodes for summaries and use Notebook chat to ask questions about specific nodes. This feature is available in OneNote and Microsoft 365 Copilot app.

Why: Mind maps help users grasp complex information structures more intuitively and explore content dynamically.

Try this:

• Open a notebook in OneNote or Microsoft 365 Copilot App.
• Select 'Quick create' then 'Mind map' in the left pane to create a visual topic map.
• Click nodes to read summaries or ask questions in Notebook chat.

Why this matters: Visualizing content relationships improves comprehension and supports more effective research and decision-making.

Business impact: Teams gain clearer insights into project or research data, enhancing collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Personal impact: You understand complex content faster and can explore details without searching through notes.

• Generated files inherit sensitivity labels [Android, Windows, iOS, Mac, Web]

When generating files with Microsoft 365 Copilot, sensitivity labels are automatically applied based on the highest label detected in the source data to protect organizational data.

Details:

What changed: Microsoft 365 Copilot now evaluates the content used to generate files and applies the highest sensitivity label found in the referenced data. Previously, generated files did not inherit sensitivity labels automatically, which could lead to inconsistent data protection. If Copilot cannot apply a label, users receive a clear notification to address the missing label before sharing or storing the file.

Why: This change ensures generated documents comply with your organization's data governance policies by inheriting appropriate protection levels. It reduces the risk of accidental data exposure from unlabeled files.

Try this:

• Generate a file using Microsoft 365 Copilot.
• Check the file properties to verify the applied sensitivity label.
• If notified of a missing label, manually apply the correct sensitivity label before sharing.

Why this matters: Automatically applying sensitivity labels helps maintain consistent data protection and compliance across all generated content.

Business impact: Teams reduce the risk of data leaks by ensuring all Copilot-generated files follow organizational labeling policies without extra manual steps.

Personal impact: You avoid the risk of sharing unlabeled sensitive files and save time by not having to manually label generated documents.

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Updates released between June 2, 2026, June 16, 2026

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

• Anthropic's Claude now available in Microsoft 365 Copilot [Android, Windows, iOS, Mac, Web]

Anthropic's Claude is now available in Copilot Chat, giving users more flexibility in how they work.

Details:

What changed: Users can now select Claude as a model option in Copilot Chat for complex analysis, document understanding, and structured content generation.

Why: Adding Claude gives users more flexibility to choose the model that best fits their needs.

Try this:

• Use Claude to analyze a long document.
• Ask Claude to break down a complex topic.
• Request a multistep plan or structured outline.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Broadens access to different AI models, giving teams more flexibility to choose the model that best fits their needs.

Personal impact: Provides users with another option for generating detailed analysis, structured outputs, and high-quality content.

• Infinite scroll chat history [Web]

Infinite scroll makes it easier to browse older Copilot chat sessions by loading conversations automatically as users scroll.

Details:

What changed: Users no longer need to click to load older chats; conversations appear continuously as they scroll.

Why: This creates a smoother, more modern browsing experience.

Try this:

• Scroll through past conversations to find older insights.
• Use infinite scroll to revisit earlier project discussions.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Improves usability and reduces time spent searching.

Personal impact: Makes it easier to find past work.

• Modern, unified, and updated look and feel in Microsoft Edge [Web]

Microsoft Edge is updating the Copilot experience to create a more unified visual design across Microsoft AI surfaces.

Details:

What changed: Microsoft Edge will update multiple user experience elements, including spacing, corners, fonts, and default colors, to align more closely with other Microsoft AI experiences such as Copilot and Bing.

Why: This change creates a more modern and unified experience across Microsoft AI surfaces.

Try this:

• Open Copilot in Edge and review the updated visual design.
• Compare the new spacing, fonts, and colors with other Microsoft AI experiences you use.
• Update screenshots or internal training content if your organization documents the prior interface.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Supports consistency across tools and can reduce the need for separate guidance on different AI interfaces.

Personal impact: Makes the experience feel more familiar and easier to navigate across Microsoft AI products.

Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility

• Share agents to Teams [Web]

This feature allows users to share their agent directly with a Microsoft Teams team, making it easier for teams to discover, install, and start using agents together.

Roadmap ID: 557947

Details:

What changed: Users can now share an agent with a Microsoft Teams team by selecting a team in the sharing dialog. Users can also notify the team's main channel so team members are aware of the agent and can install it.

Why: This change helps teams collaborate more easily by making shared agents discoverable and accessible within the Teams environment they already use.

Try this:

• Open the agent sharing dialog and search for a Microsoft Teams team.
• Select a team to share your agent with.
• Send a notification to the team's main channel.
• Encourage team members to install and start using the agent.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Improves team collaboration by making agents easier to deploy within existing Teams workflows.

Personal impact: Simplifies access to shared agents without needing individual setup steps.

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Microsoft 365 admin center

• Organizational Messages Usage‑based targeting is now generally available in the Microsoft 365 admin center! [Web]

  Organizational Messages now supports usage‑based targeting in addition to existing group‑based targeting capabilities. This enables admins to deliver Organizational Messages based on real user behavior and engagement patterns rather than static group membership.

  Roadmap ID: 503563

  Details:

  What changed: Admins can now target Organizational Messages using dynamic usage behaviors through Usage‑based targeting. This allows IT admins to drive Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption by reaching users based on actual product usage instead of relying only on pre‑configured groups or distribution lists. By leveraging dynamic, pre‑defined usage segments, admins can deliver timely and relevant guidance to the right users to improve awareness, engagement, and value realization from Copilot investments. The initial release includes two Action Segments focused on Copilot adoption:

  • Inactive Copilot Users for the past 28 days
  • Inactive Copilot Users in Teams for the past 30 days

  Why this matters:

  Business impact: Enables more precise and effective Copilot adoption campaigns by targeting users based on actual behavior, helping organizations improve engagement and maximize value from Copilot investments.

  Personal impact: Users receive more relevant and timely communications tailored to their usage patterns, helping them better discover and adopt Microsoft 365 Copilot capabilities.

• Organizational Messages now supports Email messages [Web]

  Organizational Messages in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center now supports email delivery in addition to other surfaces like the Windows Taskbar, Windows Spotlight, Windows Notification Center, and Teams Popovers. This gives admins another familiar communication channel while keeping messaging within one centralized workflow.

  Roadmap ID: 503562

  Details:

  What changed: Admins can now deliver Organizational Messages through email alongside existing OM surfaces including Windows Taskbar, Windows Spotlight, Windows Notification Center, and Teams Popovers. Adding email expands communication reach and simplifies change management workflows by reducing dependency on separate communication tools.

  The initial release includes 9 premade email templates available in 15 languages to help accelerate Microsoft 365 Copilot onboarding, awareness, and adoption:

  • 3 welcome email templates: Welcome to M365 Copilot, Welcome to Copilot Chat, and Welcome to Copilot Trial with onboarding guidance and helpful resources.
  • 6 weekly email templates for The Great M365 Copilot Journey, designed to increase awareness of Copilot features and capabilities and help users maximize the value of Copilot.
  • A new insights tab dedicated to the Email surface is now available to help admins track and measure campaign engagement.

  Why this matters:

  Business impact: Adding email as a delivery surface helps organizations reach users through a familiar and widely used communication channel while enabling centralized campaign management within Organizational Messages.

  Personal impact: Helps users stay informed and adopt Microsoft 365 Copilot capabilities through timely onboarding guidance and engaging email experiences delivered in a familiar communication channel.

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Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

• Implicit Grounding in Outlook Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat [Windows, Web]

Users will be able to add emails and text from email threads directly into their prompt context in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat through simple interactions in Outlook.

Details:

What changed: Developers can now configure icons, visibility settings, connection metadata, property descriptions, and semantic labels for custom connectors. Previously, these elements were limited or unavailable, which reduced clarity and consistency across Copilot experiences.

Why: This change helps users work more efficiently by reducing the steps needed to reference email content in Copilot Chat. It supports smoother workflows and helps users get more accurate, context aware responses.

Try this:

• Select an email in Outlook and add it to your Copilot Chat prompt.
• Highlight a section of text in an email and insert it into your Copilot Chat conversation.
• Use Copilot Chat to summarize or analyze the added email content.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Improves workflow efficiency by reducing manual steps and enabling more seamless use of email content in Copilot Chat.

Personal impact: Helps users get faster, more relevant answers by grounding Copilot Chat with the right email context.

• Open PDFs within Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat [Windows, Mac, Web]

You can now open PDFs directly inside Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat to improve your viewing and analysis experience.

Details:

What changed: When you click a PDF while using Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, the file now opens directly within the Copilot experience. Previously, PDFs opened in a separate viewer or browser tab. This update keeps your workflow in one place and makes it easier to ask Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat questions about the document.

Why: Users wanted a smoother way to view and reference PDFs while working with Copilot, reducing context switching and improving productivity.

Try this:

• Click a PDF link or attachment while using Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat.
• Ask Copilot to summarize the document or highlight key points.
• Use Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat to extract action items or compare sections of the PDF.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Reduces workflow interruptions and improves document review efficiency.

Personal impact: Makes it easier to read and analyze PDFs without switching apps.

• OpenAI's GPT‑5.5 Instant available in Copilot Chat [Android, Windows, iOS, Mac, Web]

OpenAI's GPT‑5.5 Instant improves everyday work in Copilot Chat by delivering more accurate, concise responses with better performance on image analysis and STEM‑related tasks.

Details:

What changed: GPT-5.5 Instant in Copilot Chat helps provide improved quality of answers for quick responses.

Try this:

• Summarize a long email thread using GPT‑5.5 Instant.
• Use GPT‑5.5 Instant to check formulas or explain a STEM concept.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Improves response quality and reliability across daily workflows.

Personal impact: Helps users get clearer, more accurate answers with less effort

• OpenAI's GPT 5.5 Thinking available in Copilot Chat [Android, Windows, iOS, Mac, Web]

GPT 5.5 Thinking expands what Copilot Chat can do by enabling deeper reasoning and more complex problem solving.

Details:

What changed: Copilot Chat now includes GPT 5.5 Thinking, a model designed for multistep reasoning, structured analysis, and more thoughtful responses.

Why: Users need AI that can handle complex tasks such as planning, troubleshooting, and evaluating multiple options.

Try this:

• Ask Copilot to break down a complex project into actionable steps.
• Use GPT 5.5 Thinking to compare multiple strategies or solutions.
• Request a detailed explanation of a technical or business process.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Supports more advanced decision making and planning.

Personal impact: Helps users think through complex tasks with greater clarity.

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Updates released between April 21, 2026, May 5, 2026

Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility

• Contextual nudges in Edge offer quick page summaries in Copilot Chat [Web]

Use Microsoft Edge for Business adds contextual nudges that make it easier to ask Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat to summarize your open webpage.

Roadmap ID: 515167

Details:

What changed: Edge for Business introduces contextual nudges attached to the Copilot entry point that prompt users to take actions-such as summarizing an open page-through Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat.

Why: This change helps users discover page summarization faster and save time when scanning long webpages.

Try this:

• Open a webpage in Microsoft Edge.
• Use Copilot Chat in Edge and ask "Summarize this page."
• Ask a follow-up question about the page content to get more targeted details.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Helps teams consume and share web information faster, improving research and decision-making workflows.

Personal impact: Saves time by surfacing a quick summary when you need it.

Viva Glint

• AI-generated survey insights with Copilot Highlights [Web]

Copilot in Viva Glint now generates AI-powered summaries of employee survey results directly within Team Summary and Executive Summary reports, helping leaders quickly understand strengths, opportunities, and trends across their teams. Copilot Highlights surfaces key insights-such as notable score changes, benchmark comparisons, and response rate confidence-so leaders can move from data to action faster. With general availability, Copilot Highlights expands to support multilingual summaries, enabling global organizations to deliver AI-generated survey insights in their preferred language.

Roadmap ID: 558111

Details:

What changed: Copilot in Viva Glint now automatically generates AI-powered summaries within Team Summary and Executive Summary reports. These summaries highlight key insights like score changes, benchmark comparisons, and response rate confidence. The feature now supports multilingual summaries, allowing organizations to view insights in their preferred language.

Why: This change helps leaders quickly interpret survey data and identify actionable trends without manual analysis. Multilingual support ensures accessibility for global teams.

Try this:

• Open a Team Summary or Executive Summary report in Viva Glint.
• Review the Copilot Highlights section to see AI-generated insights.
• Switch the summary language to match your organization's preferred language.
• Use the insights to identify areas for improvement or celebrate team strengths.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Enables faster, data-driven decision-making and improves accessibility for global organizations.

Personal impact: Helps leaders quickly understand team sentiment and take informed action.

Viva Insights

• Expanded published report recipients [Web]

Expanded published report recipients Analysts can now publish Viva Insights Power BI reports to anyone in their organization, expanding access beyond users with Copilot Dashboard permissions.

Roadmap ID: 558257

What changed: Previously, analysts could publish Viva Insights Power BI reports only to people who had access to the Copilot Dashboard. With this update, analysts can publish these reports to anyone in their organization. This broadens visibility and removes the dependency on global Copilot Dashboard access to receive reports.

Why: Organizations asked for more flexibility in sharing insights across teams. Expanding publishing permissions helps analysts distribute insights more widely, supporting better decision making.

Try this:

• Publish a Viva Insights Power BI report and enter the name of any user in your organization.
• Review your existing reports and update sharing settings to reach more stakeholders.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Expands access to insights across the organization, enabling broader collaboration and more informed decisions.

Personal impact: Makes it easier for individuals to receive and use insights without requiring Copilot Dashboard access.

• Copilot configuration insights in the Copilot Dashboard Readiness page [Web]

The updated Readiness page in the Copilot Dashboard offers personalized configuration insights to help organizations prepare for successful Copilot adoption.

Roadmap ID: 551196

Details:

What changed The Readiness page now includes tailored recommendations for Copilot configuration settings. Previously, IT leaders had to manually review and interpret multiple configuration areas. The new experience centralizes guidance to streamline deployment and improve readiness.

Why: Organizations requested clearer, more actionable guidance to help them configure Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Chat, and agents effectively. These insights help IT teams accelerate adoption and improve user outcomes.

Try this:

• Review the updated Readiness page to see recommended configuration changes.
• Share the recommendations with your deployment or governance team.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Helps organizations deploy Copilot more efficiently with clearer guidance and improved governance readiness.

Personal impact: Makes it easier for IT professionals to understand what actions to take and why they matter.

April 21, 2026

Updates released between April 7, 2026, April 21, 2026

Microsoft 365 Copilot admin center

• Copilot setting for video generation

A new setting in the Microsoft 365 admin center allows admins to control access to AI video generation features in Microsoft 365 Copilot and supported apps.

Details:

What changed: Admins can now use a dedicated setting in the Microsoft 365 admin center to control whether users can access AI video generation features available in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 apps.

Why: Organizations need clearer administrative controls to manage who can create AI-generated videos and align usage with internal policies.

Try this:

• Review the new Copilot video generation setting in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
• Decide whether video generation should be allowed for your organization.
• Communicate policy changes to users if access is modified.
• Update internal guidance or documentation if needed.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Provides centralized control over AI video generation to support governance and compliance needs.

Personal impact: Clarifies when and where users can access video generation features.

Microsoft 365 Copilot app

• Employee Self-Service agent: New rich landing page

This update introduces an optional, customizable landing page for the Employee Self-Service agent that lets organizations highlight key HR and IT resources and align the experience with their branding.

Details:

What changed: Organizations can now optionally customize the Employee Self-Service agent landing page with branding and commonly used resources. If no customization is applied, there is no change to the existing experience, and the agent continues to use Copilot's default appearance and starter prompts.

Why: Organizations want more control over how employees first interact with the Employee Self-Service agent while keeping the default experience unchanged when customization is not needed.

Try this:

• Review the new landing page customization options for the Employee Self-Service agent.
• Decide whether to align the landing page with your organization's branding.
• Highlight commonly used HR or IT resources on the landing page.
• Keep the default experience if customization is not required.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Helps organizations surface key resources while maintaining a consistent employee support experience.

Personal impact: Makes it easier for employees to find relevant help and information in one place.

Microsoft 365 Copilot chat

• Rich Bing web answer cards in Copilot Chat [Windows, Web]

Microsoft 365 Copilot now displays rich, interactive Bing web answer cards-such as Weather and Stocks-directly in chat responses to help users quickly access relevant, real-time information.

Roadmap ID: 500865

Details:

What changed: Copilot Chat will now show Bing's rich and interactive answer cards-such as Weather, Stocks, and other structured information-when users ask related questions. Previously, Copilot provided only text-based responses without these enhanced visual cards.

Why: This change helps users get clearer, more actionable information at a glance, reducing the need to leave Copilot Chat to check external sources.

Try this:

• Ask Copilot for the current weather in your city.
• Request stock information for a company your team follows.
• Check sunrise and sunset times by asking Copilot directly.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Provides faster access to real-time data, improving decision-making and reducing context switching.

Personal impact: Helps individuals quickly get the information they need without opening additional tabs or apps.

Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility

• Share agents to Teams [Web]

This feature allows users to share their agent directly with a Microsoft Teams team, making it easier for teams to discover, install, and start using agents together.

Roadmap ID: 557947

Details:

What changed Users can now share an agent with a Microsoft Teams team by selecting a team in the sharing dialog. Users can also notify the team's main channel so team members are aware of the agent and can install it.

Why: This change helps teams collaborate more easily by making shared agents discoverable and accessible within the Teams environment they already use.

Try this:

• Open the agent sharing dialog and search for a Microsoft Teams team.
• Select a team to share your agent with.
• Send a notification to the team's main channel.
• Encourage team members to install and start using the agent.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Improves team collaboration by making agents easier to deploy within existing Teams workflows.

Personal impact: Simplifies access to shared agents without needing individual setup steps.

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Updates released between April 7, 2026, April 21, 2026

Microsoft 365 Copilot admin center

• Copilot setting for video generation

A new setting in the Microsoft 365 admin center allows admins to control access to AI video generation features in Microsoft 365 Copilot and supported apps.

Details:

What changed: Admins can now use a dedicated setting in the Microsoft 365 admin center to control whether users can access AI video generation features available in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 apps.

Why: Organizations need clearer administrative controls to manage who can create AI-generated videos and align usage with internal policies.

Try this:

• Review the new Copilot video generation setting in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
• Decide whether video generation should be allowed for your organization.
• Communicate policy changes to users if access is modified.
• Update internal guidance or documentation if needed.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Provides centralized control over AI video generation to support governance and compliance needs.

Personal impact: Clarifies when and where users can access video generation features.

Microsoft 365 Copilot app

• Employee Self-Service agent: New rich landing page

This update introduces an optional, customizable landing page for the Employee Self-Service agent that lets organizations highlight key HR and IT resources and align the experience with their branding.

Details:

What changed: Organizations can now optionally customize the Employee Self-Service agent landing page with branding and commonly used resources. If no customization is applied, there is no change to the existing experience, and the agent continues to use Copilot's default appearance and starter prompts.

Why: Organizations want more control over how employees first interact with the Employee Self-Service agent while keeping the default experience unchanged when customization is not needed.

Try this:

• Review the new landing page customization options for the Employee Self-Service agent.
• Decide whether to align the landing page with your organization's branding.
• Highlight commonly used HR or IT resources on the landing page.
• Keep the default experience if customization is not required.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Helps organizations surface key resources while maintaining a consistent employee support experience.

Personal impact: Makes it easier for employees to find relevant help and information in one place.

Microsoft 365 Copilot chat

• Rich Bing web answer cards in Copilot Chat [Windows, Web]

Microsoft 365 Copilot now displays rich, interactive Bing web answer cards-such as Weather and Stocks-directly in chat responses to help users quickly access relevant, real-time information.

Roadmap ID: 500865

Details:

What changed: Copilot Chat will now show Bing's rich and interactive answer cards-such as Weather, Stocks, and other structured information-when users ask related questions. Previously, Copilot provided only text-based responses without these enhanced visual cards.

Why: This change helps users get clearer, more actionable information at a glance, reducing the need to leave Copilot Chat to check external sources.

Try this:

• Ask Copilot for the current weather in your city.
• Request stock information for a company your team follows.
• Check sunrise and sunset times by asking Copilot directly.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Provides faster access to real-time data, improving decision-making and reducing context switching.

Personal impact: Helps individuals quickly get the information they need without opening additional tabs or apps.

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Updates released between March 24, 2026, April 7, 2026

Microsoft 365 Copilot chat

• Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat available in Teams chats, channels, and meetings [Windows, Mac, Web]

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat integration is expanding to Teams chats, channels, and meetings, with mobile support coming soon.

Details:

What changed: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is now accessible across Teams chats, channels, calling, and meetings. This expands availability beyond its previous limited scope.

Why: The goal is to make Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat available wherever users collaborate, improving consistency and access.

Try this:

• Open a Teams chat or channel and launch Copilot.
• Use Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat to ask questions or generate insights.
• Try Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat during a meeting to support real time collaboration.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Enhances collaboration by bringing Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat into more communication surfaces.

Personal impact: Makes it easier to access Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat wherever you work in Teams.

• Edit scheduled prompts for Copilot [Windows, Mac, Web]

Users can now edit the schedule of their Copilot prompts, giving them more flexibility and control.

Details:

What changed: You can now adjust the timing of scheduled prompts instead of deleting and recreating them. This update improves usability and reduces repetitive setup.

Why: This change was made to give users more control over their workflows and reduce friction when managing recurring prompts.

Try this:

• Open your list of scheduled prompts.
• Select a prompt and adjust the schedule to match your needs.
• Save your changes to update the prompt timing.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Reduces time spent managing recurring workflows.

Personal impact: Makes it easier to keep prompts aligned with changing schedules.

Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility

• Code interpreter now works on files found via Chat search

Analyze enterprise search results with code interpreter Copilot's code interpreter can now analyze files found via enterprise search in Chat, even if they weren't manually uploaded or linked.

Roadmap ID: 519570

Details:

What changed: Previously, code interpreter only worked on files explicitly uploaded or attached. Now, it can also analyze files surfaced through enterprise search in Copilot Chat.

Why: This change reduces friction and improves usability by allowing users to analyze relevant files without needing to manually attach them.

Try this:

• Search for a spreadsheet in Copilot Chat and ask the code interpreter to summarize trends.
• Locate a CSV file via enterprise search and request a data visualization.
• Find a document using Chat and ask Copilot to run calculations or extract metrics.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Streamlines workflows by enabling analysis of discovered files without manual uploads.

Personal impact: Saves time and effort when working with files found through search.

• Smarter answers with embedded image understanding [Windows]

Declarative Agents can now interpret and ground responses using embedded images in Word, PowerPoint, and PDF files. This enhancement enables Copilot to extract insights from charts, diagrams, and screenshots, improving the accuracy and completeness of answers.

Roadmap ID: 531758

Details:

What changed: Declarative Agents now analyze embedded images in supported file types (.docx, .pptx, .pdf). Visual elements such as charts and diagrams are used to inform responses, resulting in more contextually accurate answers.

Why: Users often include critical information in visuals. This change ensures Copilot can interpret both text and graphics for more complete responses.

Try this:

• Upload a Word document with embedded charts and ask Copilot to summarize key insights.
• Attach a PowerPoint file with diagrams and request an explanation of the visual flow.
• Use a PDF with screenshots and ask Copilot to describe the process shown.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Improves Copilot's ability to deliver comprehensive answers grounded in both text and visuals.

Personal impact: Helps users get more accurate and complete responses from files with embedded images.

• Fewer confirmation prompts for Copilot actions [Web]

Action confirmations have been streamlined, so users experience fewer interruptions while still maintaining safety controls.

Details:

What changed: Copilot now reduces the number of confirmation prompts shown during read actions which don't make changes to external systems. Safety checks remain in place while enhancing the user experience.

Why: This update helps users stay focused and reduces friction during task execution.

Try this:

• Use an agent to fetch data from an external system.
• Notice fewer confirmation steps during the process.
• Continue your workflow without additional interruptions.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Improves workflow efficiency by reducing delays.

Personal impact: Creates a smoother, more natural Copilot experience.

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Updates released between March 10, 2026, March 24, 2026

Microsoft 365 Copilot app

• Scatter image effect [Android, Windows, iOS, Mac, Web]

We're introducing a new Scatter image effect that helps users quickly apply a modern, stylized look to AI-generated or uploaded images.

Roadmap ID: 537288

Details:

What changed: The image editor in Copilot Chat and the Create module now includes a Scatter effect. This effect adds a dynamic, dispersed visual style to images, giving users more creative options than before.

Why: Users asked for more built-in creative effects to help them produce unique visuals without needing external editing tools.

Try this:

• Generate an image in Chat, click the image to open Editor and apply the Scatter effect to give it a more artistic look.
• Use the Scatter effect in the Create module to enhance visuals for presentations or social posts.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Expands creative capabilities directly within Microsoft 365 workflows, reducing the need for third-party tools.

Personal impact: Makes it easier to create visually distinctive images with minimal effort.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

• Delegate calendar search in Microsoft 365 Copilot [Android, Windows, iOS, Mac, Web]

Roadmap ID: 413718

Delegates with calendar access can now search for another user's meetings directly in Copilot Chat.

Details:

What changed: Delegates can use Copilot Chat to search for meetings on behalf of the person whose calendar they manage. Previously, this required manual navigation in Outlook.

Why: This update streamlines workflows and reduces time spent searching across calendars.

Try this:

• In Copilot Chat, ask for upcoming calendar planning meetings for the person whose calendar you manage.
• Search for specific meeting details, such as attendees or topics

Why this matters:

Business impact: Improves efficiency for executive assistants and teams with shared calendar planning responsibilities.

Personal impact: Saves time by making calendar searches faster and more intuitive.

Additional resources:

Support: Use Copilot search in calendar items as a delegate

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Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

• Expanded AI skill inferencing for E3 and E5 users
  [Windows, Web]
  This update expands AI‑powered skill inferencing to Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 users, helping organizations keep user profiles more accurate and up to date.
  Roadmap ID
  : 548643
  Details:
  What changed:
  AI‑powered skill inferencing, previously available only to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva licensed users, can now be enabled for Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 users. Admins can turn this capability on directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. When enabled, AI automatically identifies and updates skills on users’ Microsoft 365 profiles based on work activity from the Microsoft Graph. This control is available to tenants with Copilot licenses.
  Why:
  Organizations asked for broader access to AI‑powered skill updates so they could maintain more complete and accurate user profiles across their workforce. Expanding this capability helps teams surface expertise more easily and improves profile data quality.
  Try this:

  • Open the Microsoft 365 admin center and review the People Skills settings.
  • Turn on AI‑powered skill inferencing for Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 users.
  • Inform users that their profiles may begin updating automatically based on their work activity.
    Why this matters:
    Business impact:
    Improves organizational visibility into employee skills, making it easier to identify expertise and support workforce planning.
    Personal impact:
    Helps users keep their profiles current without manual updates, making their expertise easier for colleagues to discover.

• Chat History filtering experience refresh
  This update refreshes the Chat History filtering experience to make it easier to find past conversations and clear filters when needed.
  Roadmap ID:
  543423
  Details:
  What changed:
  The filtering interface on the Chat History landing page has been simplified to help users locate conversations more quickly. The updated design makes filters easier to apply and provides a clearer way to remove them, reducing the chance of getting stuck in a filtered view.
  Why:
  Users asked for a more intuitive filtering experience so they could navigate their chat history with less effort and avoid confusion when filters were active.
  Try this:

  • Open the Chat History page and apply a filter to narrow your results.
  • Select the clear option to remove all filters and return to the full list.
  • Switch between filter types to see how the simplified layout improves navigation.
    Why this matters:
    Business impact:
    Helps teams retrieve past conversations faster, improving productivity and reducing time spent searching for information.
    Personal impact:
    Makes it easier for individuals to manage and revisit their own chat history.

• Explainable AI with deep and inline citations for connectors
  Microsoft Copilot introduces an explainable AI experience that shows how responses from connected data sources are generated by using inline and deep citations.
  Details:
  What changed:
  Copilot now provides inline citations for connector-based results, with a hover experience that displays a glance card summarizing the cited entity, and a deep citation view available when users select the citation for more detail.
  Why:
  Users want clearer insight into how Copilot-generated results are created, especially when responses are based on external or connected data sources. This update improves transparency by explaining the origin of information through richer citation details.
  Try this:

  • Hover over an inline citation in a Copilot response to view a summary of the referenced entity.
  • Select the citation to open a detailed view that explains how the result was generated.
    Why this matters:
    Business impact:
    Improves trust and confidence in Copilot responses by making data sources and reasoning more transparent for teams using connected systems.
    Personal impact:
    Helps individuals better understand and validate Copilot results by clearly showing where information comes from and how it was used.

• Summarize and explain PDFs with Copilot in Microsoft Edge
  [Web]
  Microsoft Edge expands its built‑in PDF reader with new Copilot actions that help you quickly summarize or explain PDF content directly in the browser.
  Roadmap ID:
  498641
  Details:
  What changed:
  The existing Ask Copilot experience in the Microsoft Edge PDF reader now includes two additional actions—Summarize and Explain—that let you generate a concise overview or simplify complex sections of a PDF or selected content. These actions follow the same enterprise controls and policies already applied to Copilot in Edge.
  Why:
  Reviewing long or complex PDFs often requires extra time and context switching. This update makes it easier to understand key points or technical language without leaving the PDF reader or copying content into another tool.
  Try this:

  • Open a PDF in Microsoft Edge and select Summarize to get a quick overview of the document.
  • Select a paragraph or section and choose Explain to simplify complex language or concepts.
    Why this matters:
    Business impact:
    Helps teams review documents faster and stay within existing enterprise controls while using Copilot in Edge.
    Personal impact:
    Makes it easier to understand lengthy or technical PDFs without interrupting your workflow.

• Ask Copilot directly from the Microsoft Edge address bar
  [Web]
  Microsoft Edge lets users send a search query from the address bar directly to Copilot to receive a synthesized, more targeted answer.
  Roadmap ID:
  493287
  Details:
  What changed:
  When users type a search query in the Microsoft Edge address bar, they can choose to ask Copilot instead of running a standard search, enabling Copilot to generate a focused response based on web content and, for eligible users, work content.
  Why:
  Switching between search results and separate AI tools can interrupt workflow. This update allows users to move from intent to answer in one step, directly from the address bar.
  Try this:

  • Type a question or topic in the Edge address bar and select Ask Copilot.
  • Use Copilot’s response to quickly understand a topic before refining or acting on the result.
    Why this matters:
    Business impact:
    Helps teams find relevant information faster by combining search and AI responses in a single, policy‑governed experience within Microsoft Edge.
    Personal impact:
    Reduces time spent scanning search results by delivering clearer, synthesized answers directly from the address bar.

• Scope Copilot Chat prompts to Teams channels with Context IQ
  [Web]
  You can now search for and select Microsoft Teams channels in Context IQ to ground Copilot Chat prompts in the conversations and content that matter most.
  Roadmap ID:
  429645
  Details:
  What changed:
  Context IQ now allows you to search for and select Microsoft Teams channels when creating prompts in Copilot Chat, so responses are grounded in a specific channel instead of across all Teams content.
  Why:
  Users asked for more precise ways to focus Copilot Chat on relevant team conversations and reduce noise from unrelated channels.
  Try this:

  • Open Copilot Chat and start a new prompt.
  • Use the Context IQ menu to search for and select a Teams channel.
  • Ask a question to get responses grounded in that channel’s conversations.
    Why this matters:
    Business impact:
    Improves response relevance and reduces time spent searching across multiple Teams channels.
    Personal impact:
    Makes it easier to get accurate, channel-specific answers without manual filtering.
    Additional resources:
    Learn:
    Using Context IQ to refer to specific files, people, and more in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat

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Updates released between February 10, 2026, February 24, 2026

Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility

• Connect Copilot with Monday.com to track work and team progress [Web]
  Users can connect Microsoft 365 Copilot with Monday.com to track work and team progress using the Copilot Connector.

• Connect Copilot with WordPress.com and WordPress.org [Web]
  Users can connect Copilot with WordPress.com and WordPress.org to retrieve, summarize, and analyze site content using the Copilot Connector.

• Connect Copilot with Azure File Share [Web]
  Users can connect Copilot with Azure File Share to manage and work with their files using the Copilot Connector.

• Connect Copilot with Veeva [Web]
  Users can connect Copilot with Veeva to access promotional materials, quality documents, and regulatory information using the Copilot Connector.

• Connect Copilot with Jira Data Center to manage engineering tasks [Web]
  Users can connect Microsoft 365 Copilot with Jira Data Center to track and manage engineering tasks using the Copilot Connector.

• Out‑of‑box filter support for data sources in Copilot Search [Web]
  IT admins can customize filters for data sources in Copilot Search without additional development work.

• Scope grounding for declarative agents to specific data sources [Windows, Web]
  Users can scope grounding for declarative agents to specific data sources.

• Embedded knowledge support for declarative agents [Web]
  Developers can embed knowledge such as PDFs, Word documents, and PowerPoint files for declarative agents.

• Declarative agents upgraded to GPT‑5.1
  Microsoft 365 Copilot declarative agents now use the GPT‑5.1 model with automatic model selection for performance and reasoning.

PowerPoint

• Use Copilot to get a detailed and contextual explanation [Web, Windows, Mac]
  Users can select the "explain" option from the contextual menu that appears by right clicking on objects or content in PowerPoint to receive a detailed and contextual explanation.

• Steer presentation length, tone, style, and images with Copilot [Web, Windows, Mac]
  Users can adjust presentation length, narrative tone, slide style, and AI‑generated images when creating presentations with Copilot.

Viva Insights

• Copilot Studio agent report enhancements [Web, Windows, Mac]
  The Copilot Studio agent report includes autonomous agents and provides insights on adoption, impact, time savings, and cost savings.

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Updates released between January 27, 2026, February 10, 2026.

Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility

• Admins can set up connector authentication faster with a simplified experience [Web]
  Admins can now set up connector authentication faster through a simplified and guided OAuth experience.

• Users can refresh Adaptive Cards in agents to view the latest information [Web]
  Users can refresh Adaptive Cards in agents to ensure they always see the most current information in their workflows.

• Field teams can accelerate Copilot adoption using champion connectors [Web]
  Field teams can use getting started guides of champion connectors to guide customers through Copilot adoption with clear, consistent resources.

• Declarative Agents help users stay in their workflow [Web]
  URL‑based dialogs in Declarative Agents allow users to open linked experiences without leaving Copilot, helping them stay focused.

• More frequent ticket status updates for the ServiceNow Tickets Copilot connector [Web]
  The ServiceNow Tickets Copilot connector updates ticket status more frequently by ingesting both active and inactive tickets.

• Query Miro boards and diagrams with Copilot connectors [Web]
  Connect Microsoft 365 Copilot to Miro with Copilot connectors so you can query visual boards and diagrams in Copilot.

• Connect Copilot to GitHub Server with Copilot Connector [Web]
  Connect Copilot to your GitHub Server to retrieve and collaborate on issues, pull requests, and knowledge base content.

Teams

• Configure and manage agent manifests in Developer Portal
  Developer Portal now supports management and configuration of Agent Blueprints allowing developers to extend Agent 365 capabilities to their agents including enterprise‑grade identity, observability, notifications, security, and governed access to Microsoft 365 data.

Excel

• Edit with Copilot in Excel to enhance your productivity (formerly Agent Mode) [Windows, Web, Mac]
  Edit with Copilot in Excel to build and change workbooks, using Excel tools like tables, charts, PivotTables, and formulas to complete complex data tasks faster.

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Updates released between January 13, 2025, and January 27, 2026.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

• Copilot Chat model selector now offers GPT-5.2 [Android, Windows, iOS, Mac, Web]

Choose GPT-5.2 in Copilot Chat for faster responses or deeper reasoning, improving accuracy and clarity.

Details:

What changed: The model selector in Copilot Chat now includes GPT-5.2. Users can pick Quick Response for immediate answers or Think Deeper for more thorough reasoning. GPT-5.2 delivers better instruction following, improved math and coding performance, and clearer explanations compared to previous models.

Why: This update provides more flexibility and precision, helping users handle both simple and complex tasks with adaptive reasoning.

Try this:

• Select More in the model selector and choose Quick Response for quick answers.
• Choose Think Deeper when you need detailed reasoning for complex queries.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Enhances productivity by offering tailored response modes for different workflows.

Personal impact: Gives individuals control over response depth, improving efficiency and clarity.

• Copilot icon visibility in Microsoft Edge [Web]

Users can now manage the visibility of the Copilot icon in the Microsoft Edge toolbar, while admins can control icon access through policy settings.

Details:

What changed: Previously, the Copilot icon always appeared in the toolbar. Users can now hide or show the icon, and admins can manage visibility using the "Microsoft365CopilotChatIconEnabled policy."

Why: This change gives users and IT admins more flexibility in managing the Edge interface and Copilot availability.

Try this:

• Right-click the Copilot icon and select Hide Copilot.
• Use Edge settings to toggle the icon visibility.
• Configure the Microsoft365CopilotChatIconEnabled policy as an admin.

Why this matters:

Business impact: Supports customized user experiences and centralized policy control.

Personal impact: Lets users reduce toolbar clutter or restore the icon when needed.

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