Microsoft 365 Copilot app: Simplified, chat-centered experience

Microsoft 365 Copilot app updates introduce a streamlined, chat-centered experience with simplified navigation, a new Tasks tab, and consolidated Work IQ toggle. Rolling out from May to July 2026, these changes enhance usability across web and desktop for all Copilot users, requiring no user action to enable. Introduction We are introducing updates to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app that deliver a more streamlined, chat-centered experience. These updates simplify the chat and response layout, improve navigation, and introduce new ways for users to organize work—helping them stay focused, maintain context, and move work forward efficiently. When this will happen Frontier: Late May 2026  Generally available behind opt-in toggle: June 2026  Generally available, default on: July 2026  How this affects your organization Who is affected All users accessing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on the web or desktop Applies to Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) and Copilot Chat (Basic) tenants What will happen Throughout the Copilot app, experiences have a new, cleaner look with simplified headers and text input components. In addition, users will see the following updates: Streamlined navigation The navigation pane has a new pinned section where users can pin frequently used agents, apps, and Copilot experiences (like Notebooks, Microsoft 365 apps, chat conversations, etc.) directly in the navigation pane for easy access.  The app launcher moves to the waffle menu in the top right of the expanded navigation pane where users can access apps and experiences like Create, Notebooks, Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and custom apps. Some users in an early test group may have already seen this change roll out a few weeks prior.  The agents section in the navigation pane is simplified to a flyout menu, where users can hover over to see their pinned and recently used agents, as well as access agent store and agent builder. Users can also select the agents label to open the agent store directly. The new Tasks tab in the navigation pane opens a consolidated view of the user’s long-running Copilot activity, including scheduled chats and agent activity, so they can easily track autonomous Copilot tasks and take action when […]

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