| Announcement ID | MC862983 | Published Date | 08-15-2024 | |
| Service | General | Last Updated | 09-16-2024 | |
| Category | Plan for change | Expiration Date | 11-25-2024 | |
| Roadmap ID | Action Required by Date | |||
| Tags | Admin impact, New feature, User impact | |||
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| Microsoft Copilot will update next month to include enterprise data protection for users with an Entra account. It will feature a new ad-free interface, with no changes for other Copilot experiences in Microsoft 365 apps. Rollout begins mid-September 2024, with no action needed for automatic redirection. |
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The updates to Microsoft Copilot as outlined in MC862983 will start rolling out today with an expected completion date of September 30, 2024. As Microsoft Copilot updates, users will begin to see the new simplified user experience designed for work and education. During the rollout, the updates may not happen to all users or on all Copilot surfaces at the same time. As noted above, all updates are expected to be completed by September 30, 2024. These user interface updates include:
Image of UI on copilot.cloud.microsoft: Image of UI in the Microsoft 365 web app (if Copilot has been pinned): We recommend that you read the documentation to further understand the updates and to prepare your organization. ---Original message--- Next month, we are making several updates to the free Microsoft Copilot service for users with a Microsoft Entra account to enhance data security, privacy, and compliance and simplify the user experience. For users signed in with an Entra account, Microsoft Copilot will offer enterprise data protection (EDP) and redirect users to a new simplified, ad-free user interface designed for work and education. Note: There is no change for Copilot for Microsoft 365 graph-grounded chat or any Copilot experience in the Microsoft 365 productivity apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Enterprise data protection is already provided as part of these experiences. Note: Government cloud customers and students under 18 are not yet eligible. When this will happen:These updates will begin to roll out in mid-September 2024 and expect to complete by mid-October 2024. How this will affect your organization:Microsoft Copilot will offer enterprise data protection and redirect users to a new simplified, ad-free user interface designed for work and education when they are signed in with an Entra account. Users will be able to navigate to Microsoft.com/copilot to access this experience. For existing users who are logged in with their Entra account they will automatically be redirected as follows:
Note: Please see "What you need to do to prepare" for instructions on how to manage pinning Microsoft Copilot in your organization. What you need to do to prepare:
Users who sign in with an Entra account to Microsoft Copilot will be redirected automatically no action is required. To ensure people across your organization have easy access to Microsoft Copilot and can benefit from the security and experience updates to Copilot, we recommend you enable in-app access today by pinning Microsoft Copilot. If you elect to pin Microsoft Copilot for your users, it will appear in the Microsoft 365 app starting mid-September, and it will be coming soon to Microsoft Teams and Outlook. The option to pin Copilot can be found under Settings on the Copilot page in the Microsoft 365 admin center (Global Admin permissions required). Note: This setting is for users who don't have a license for Copilot for Microsoft 365; licensed users will have it pinned by default just as it is today. Additionally, if your organization manages app distribution for mobile devices, you should push the Microsoft 365 mobile app to these users before mid-September. For self-managed devices, you should encourage users to download the Microsoft 365 mobile app before mid-September or they will be prompted to do so when this change happens. If you wish to inform your users prior to the change, you can use the below message: "Microsoft Copilot provides a powerful, web-grounded AI chat experience for work with enterprise data protection. Starting mid-September, you'll be redirected from copilot.microsoft.com and bing.com/chat to microsoft.com/copilot to access a simplified, ad-free Microsoft Copilot experience. If you use the Copilot mobile app, you will be redirected to the Microsoft 365 mobile app. If you do not have the Microsoft 365 app installed, you should do so." If you elect to pin Copilot, you can also include the following: "Microsoft Copilot will also be pinned inside the apps you use every day like the Microsoft 365 app, Outlook, and Teams to make it easier to use Copilot in your flow at work. Note: If you do not make a pinning selection by mid-September, your users will be prompted to pin Microsoft Copilot themselves. While not recommended, you can disable the prompt for end users with the same setting. |
