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Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat rolling out, IT admin resources available [MC980252]

Message ID: MC980252 As first announced in MC958903 (December 2024), Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat (Copilot Chat)—our new, enterprise-ready AI chat with agents for Entra account users (formerly known as Microsoft Copilot)—is now starting to roll out to customers. Copilot Chat…

Mike Rosoft 15 January 2025Admin impact, Stay informed, User impact1

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Microsoft Search: The old Search usage reports will retire [MC976821]

Message ID: MC976821 Effective April 1, 2025, the New usage insights toggle on the Insights tab of the Microsoft 365 Search and Intelligence admin portal will be retired, making old search usage reports inaccessible. The new usage reports have improved…

Mike Rosoft 11 January 2025Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement1

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Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat: Set up “Pay-as-you-go billing” in Microsoft 365 admin center [MC973501]

Message ID: MC973501 We will introduce pay-as-you-go (PayG) billing for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in the Microsoft 365 admin center. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by…

Mike Rosoft 7 January 2025Admin impact, New feature, Plan for change, User impact1

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Microsoft 365 admin center: Enhancements to Copilot administration page [MC961759]

Message ID: MC961759 The Copilot page in the Microsoft 365 admin center is the dedicated place for tools, insights, and resources for Microsoft 365 Copilot administration. With this rollout of the Copilot page, we will enhance the Overview section and…

Mike Rosoft 19 December 2024Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed1

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Microsoft Search in Bing Deprecation [MC961557]

Message ID: MC961557 Microsoft Search in Bing, the work search experience available on Bing.com, will be deprecated, such that the last day of availability is on March 31, 2025. This change is being made as we streamline search experiences and…

Mike Rosoft 19 December 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement, User impact1

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Microsoft Exchange Online: New “Message trace” functionality (public preview) [MC959720]

Message ID: MC959720 We are excited to announce the Public Preview of the new version of Message trace in the Microsoft Exchange admin center (EAC) in Microsoft Exchange Online. Admins will soon be able to access the new Message trace…

Mike Rosoft 18 December 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change1

Microsoft 365 suite

Important updates to Microsoft Copilot and the Microsoft 365 app [MC958903]

Message ID: MC958903 We are making several important updates to how your entire organization can experience Microsoft Copilot, our existing ad-free, AI-powered chat service grounded in the web and secured with enterprise data protection. Starting in mid-January, we will roll…

Mike Rosoft 17 December 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft 365 suite

UI Changes to the Microsoft 365 app [MC958905]

Message ID: MC958905 As noted in MC958903, we are updating the Microsoft 365 app name and icon to Microsoft 365 Copilot in mid-January 2025. In addition, we are evolving the app's UI to support future AI-first experiences. Key changes include…

Mike Rosoft 17 December 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact2

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Image input support in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot [MC947073]

Message ID: MC947073 Starting in late-December, Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot users signed in with an Entra account will be able to upload images in both Work and Web copilot and ask Copilot questions about the image, such as…

Mike Rosoft 3 December 2024Admin impact, New feature, Plan for change, User impact1

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Microsoft 365 admin center: Business Chat usage in Microsoft 365 Copilot usage report [MC942832]

Message ID: MC942832 The Microsoft 365 Copilot usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center will be updated to show total usage of Business Chat and split usage of Business Chat (work) and Business Chat (web). Business Chat (web) usage…

Mike Rosoft 2 December 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change1