MWPRO IMPACT SCORE
OPERATIONAL IMPACT
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LOW IMPACT • MONITOR ONLY
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Primary Audience
Power Platform AdminsIT ManagersService Owners
Why this score?
AI Confidence
HIGH
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Assessment Reasoning
This is an informational update renaming a tenant setting in the Power Platform admin center. The change does not alter functionality or governance behaviour and requires no admin action. Admins only need to be aware of the new name alignment with billing terminology, which keeps operational impact minimal.
20
Admin Impact
10
User Impact
15
Urgency
10
Effort
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
AT A GLANCE
The Copilot Studio tenant setting has been renamed to clarify its licensing purpose and reduce confusion about access control.
END USERS
No major end-user change expected.
IT ADMINS
No immediate admin action required.
ROLLOUT TIMELINE
Timing:
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📢 Official Microsoft Message Center Announcement
Power Platform admin center – Update to the Copilot Studio Authors feature name
Message ID: MC1483430
We are announcing that we have updated the name of the Copilot Studio Authors tenant setting to Copilot Studio pay-as-you-go users in Copilot Studio. This feature controls who can use pay-as-you-go (paygo or PAYG) billing to create items in Copilot studio.
The Copilot Studio Authors tenant setting in the Power Platform admin center was not created as a governance feature. It was created as a licensing access-control mechanism, required to make the Copilot Studio Pay-As-You-Go meter usable at launch. Without it, a customer on a pure pay-as-you-go billing plan had no supported way to be granted access to the Copilot Studio maker portal.
How does this affect me?
With the introduction of the new Copilot Studio UI, we received feedback that this setting caused confusion for users mistakenly thinking that this feature was a way to control who had access to Copilot Studio. This name change will reflect the actual intent of the feature to prevent confusion.
What action do I need to take?
This message is for awareness, and no action is required.
Source: Microsoft Message Center • Analysed by MWPro
