Microsoft 365 admin center: Pin Microsoft Copilot app setting for users with a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license

Microsoft 365 admin center updates the Copilot taskbar pinning setting to allow pinning only for users with a paid Copilot license, removing the default “Do not pin” selection. Rollout starts December 2026. Admins must have Microsoft Entra group creation permissions to use the new option. What and Why: We are updating the Pin Microsoft Copilot app to the Windows taskbar setting in the Microsoft 365 admin center based on customer feedback, giving administrators more flexibility and clarity when managing Copilot taskbar pinning. This update introduces two changes: New option to pin for users with a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license: Admins will be able to target taskbar pinning to users with a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license. “Do not pin” will no longer be preselected by default: When no pinning preference has been explicitly saved, the setting will open with no option selected. This changes only what the admin center displays. It does not change how the app is pinned on any device. Rollout Schedule: General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in early December 2026 and is expected to complete by mid-December 2026. Impact on Your Organization: Who is affected Administrators who manage Microsoft Copilot taskbar pinning. Organizations that use this setting, including those that want to target taskbar pinning to users with a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Platforms and services Microsoft 365 admin center Microsoft Entra Microsoft Intune Microsoft Copilot app for Windows What will happen The setting is available in Microsoft 365 admin center > Copilot > Settings > Pin Microsoft Copilot app to the Windows taskbar. A new Pin for users with a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license option will be available. When an admin selects and saves this option, the Microsoft 365 admin center will create a license-based group in Microsoft Entra on the admin’s behalf and use the existing Intune policy flow to target eligible users. To target pinning to a custom mix of user segments in your tenant, you can use the existing Pin for selected groups option in addition to the new option. When an admin has not configured the setting, Do […]

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