Copilot Chat
The latest Copilot Chat coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Metrics Coming for Unlicensed Users — Admin Action Required
Microsoft is quietly adding a new layer of analytics to its Copilot Dashboard: adoption metrics for employees who use Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat without a paid license. The feature, slated for...
Microsoft Sets August 2026 Target for Agent 365 Integration in Copilot Chat, Requiring A2A Protocol
Microsoft is readying a pivotal update to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat that will let organizations turn their centrally governed, specialized agents into reusable building blocks for multi-agent...
Copilot-Powered Surveys Agent Arrives in Microsoft Forms: Here’s What It Can Do
Microsoft has quietly started enabling a new AI assistant inside Microsoft Forms that can take over the entire lifecycle of a survey project. As of May 2026, users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot...
Your Government Tenant Will Soon Show Who's Using Copilot Chat—and Where
On July 6, 2026, Microsoft planted a new flag in the government cloud landscape: an admin center usage report for Copilot Chat is coming to GCC, GCC High, and DoD tenants. General availability is...
Microsoft Cancels Copilot Chat’s ‘Show Me More’ Feature, Enterprise Search Still Lags
Microsoft’s quiet removal of a key search feature from its Copilot Chat roadmap on July 2, 2026, has reignited long‑simmering frustrations around enterprise search in Microsoft 365. Roadmap ID...
Microsoft Copilot Chat to Unlock Scanned PDFs and Image Text in July 2026 Update
Microsoft has officially confirmed that Copilot Chat will soon be able to search and retrieve text from scanned PDFs and images embedded in documents, a long-awaited capability slated to arrive in...
Microsoft Suddenly Removes Free Copilot from Office Desktop Apps, Sparking User Backlash
{ "title": "Microsoft Suddenly Removes Free Copilot from Office Desktop Apps, Sparking User Backlash", "content": "Microsoft has quietly removed the free Copilot Chat button from the desktop...
VS Code 1.116 Embeds GitHub Copilot Directly Into the Editor with Native Chat and Agent Tools
Visual Studio Code version 1.116, released on April 15, 2026, marks a turning point for millions of developers who rely on GitHub Copilot. The update makes Copilot Chat a built-in feature of the...
Inside Microsoft 365 Copilot Licensing: Base Plans, USL Seats, and the True Cost of Agents
Microsoft quietly dropped the enterprise seat minimum for Microsoft 365 Copilot in January 2024, opening the AI assistant to businesses of any size—but the licensing model remains layered with...
Patch CVE-2026-45482 Now: Path Traversal Flaw Bypasses Copilot Chat Auth
Microsoft’s security team dropped a patch on June 9, 2026, for a notable flaw in the Visual Studio Code Copilot Chat extension. Tracked as CVE-2026-45482, the vulnerability received an Important...
CVE-2026-33111: Edge Copilot Chat Info Disclosure Risk Prompts Urgent Admin Action
{ "title": "CVE-2026-33111: Copilot Chat in Edge Info Disclosure—Admin Patch & Governance Checklist", "content": "Microsoft has assigned CVE-2026-33111 to an information disclosure...
VS Code 1.116 Integrates Copilot Chat Natively with Enhanced AI Agent Debugging
Microsoft's Visual Studio Code 1.116 transforms GitHub Copilot Chat from an extension into a built-in feature, signaling a fundamental shift in how developers will interact with AI coding assistants....