Microsoft 365 Copilot
The latest Microsoft 365 Copilot coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Coming Soon: Custom Branding for Copilot Search Data Sources in Microsoft 365
Microsoft is giving enterprise IT administrators a long-requested governance tool: the ability to customize exactly how data sources appear in Copilot Search. According to a July 2, 2026 update to...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Gets Smarter Connector Setup: Pre-Guides, Editable Configs, and Clearer Errors Arrive Globally
Microsoft has quietly rolled out a significant update to its Microsoft 365 Copilot connector administration experience, giving IT professionals a trio of long-requested capabilities: web-based...
PowerPoint Copilot's Agent Mode Now Accepts Image Attachments for Smarter Presentations
Microsoft is taking yet another step toward making AI-assisted presentation creation more intuitive and context-aware. Starting July 2, 2026, the company began rolling out a significant update to...
Microsoft Edge to Inject Work Search Banners on Google, Diverting Users to 365 Copilot by August 2026
Microsoft Edge will soon display a persistent work-search banner atop Google Search results whenever a user is signed in with a work or school profile, redirecting enterprise searches toward...
Copilot's new 'Approved by' footer is a small fix for a giant trust problem
Microsoft is rolling out a seemingly tiny update to Microsoft 365 Copilot: a branded "Approved by" footer that appears at the bottom of the Chat screen, using the organization logo already configured...
Copilot Pages to Get AI That Edits Your Work Directly This Summer
Microsoft is putting an AI editor inside Copilot Pages that can review your content and apply changes on the spot. The feature, listed as “Suggested edits” on the Microsoft 365 roadmap (Roadmap...
Microsoft Flags CVE-2026-41106: Copilot Privilege Escalation Could Cross Tenant Boundaries
Microsoft has published details on a newly disclosed elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot, tracked as CVE-2026-41106, that threatens the trust boundaries between tenants and...
Microsoft Plans Webhook-Based Real-Time Data Sync for 365 Copilot Connectors, GA in August 2026
Microsoft is preparing a significant upgrade to how Microsoft 365 Copilot retrieves data from popular development and project management tools, with plans to shift from periodic polling to real-time...
Excel Copilot Gains Multi-Agent Web Smarts: General Availability Set for July 2026
Microsoft has quietly added a landmark entry to its Microsoft 365 roadmap that promises to transform Excel from a static number cruncher into a dynamic research assistant. Roadmap ID 566872, posted...
Xero's JAX AI Powers Real-Time Financial Queries Inside Microsoft 365 Copilot
Small business owners who use Xero can now ask Microsoft 365 Copilot to pull their latest profit-and-loss statement, list overdue invoices, or compare revenue across months—all without leaving...
Microsoft Teams Facilitator to Detect Knowledge Gaps and Post Web-Grounded Explanations in Meeting Chat by August 2026
Microsoft is preparing to arm its Teams Facilitator agent with a new capability that will detect when meeting participants lack critical context and automatically inject web-sourced explanations into...
Raisio, Finland Adopts Microsoft 365 Copilot with a Phased Training Program to Ensure AI Readiness
The City of Raisio, a municipality of around 25,000 residents in southwestern Finland, has embarked on a deliberate journey to integrate Microsoft 365 Copilot into its daily operations. In autumn...