Updated Copilot in Microsoft Edge Experience
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Rollout
- Ends
- 30 Oct 2026
Rollout dates are often only in the text. When Microsoft moves them, the change shows under "What changed".
- Microsoft's start date
- 30 Sep 2026
- Last changed by Microsoft
- 30 Sep 2026
- First seen here
- 19 Oct 2026
- Versions seen
- 1
What the notice says
Microsoft's text, with its sections, lists and tables; source markup removedWhat and Why
As part of our ongoing efforts to simplify the Copilot experience for customers, we are beginning to roll out updates to Copilot in Microsoft Edge in the coming weeks. As part of this update, we will adopt an updated icon across all Copilot entry points within Edge and the Copilot sidepane will adopt a simplified UX. Also, included is upgraded functionality and features, like Copilot Voice and Vision. Security, compliance, privacy, and enterprise controls remain unchanged.
Rollout Schedule
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out on mid-October 2026 and expect to complete by mid-October 2026.
Impact on Your Organization
All users who have Copilot turned on in Edge will see these updates. Existing policies remain available to admins.
Action Required/Recommendations
This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.
For more information about the Copilot URL redirect, review MC1462915, Allow connections to copilot.cloud.microsoft before the Copilot URL redirect.
Compliance considerations
| Does the change introduce or significantly modify AI/ML or agent capabilities that interact with or provide access to customer data? | The feature uses AI/ML or agent capabilities with Microsoft 365 content, prompts, or service data as described in this message. |
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| Does the change provide end users any new way of interacting with generative AI? | The feature introduces or updates a user-facing AI or Copilot experience as described in this message. |
| Does the change include an admin control and, can it be controlled through Entra ID group membership? | The feature includes or affects admin controls, policies, permissions, roles, authentication, or management settings as described in this message. Review the linked documentation or admin center controls for group-based configuration support. |
What changed
Between the versions this installation saw, newest firstThis installation has seen one version of this notice, first on 19 Oct 2026. Later changes will show here.
Linked documentation
Microsoft pages the notice links toThe notice links to no Microsoft Learn or Support page that this installation reads.
Notices it cites
Other posts named in this one- MC1462915 · (Updated) Allow connections to copilot.cloud.microsoft before the Copilot URL redirect Plan for change · changed 8 Oct 2026
Not confirmed here
What this page cannot tell you- Whether your tenant is affected: this is Microsoft's notice, not a check of your settings.
- Versions before 19 Oct 2026: this installation first saw the notice after Microsoft posted it.