Microsoft 365 Copilot for Admins – Teams admin center skills are now generally available
Microsoft 365 Copilot for Teams admin center is now generally available, offering four skills: help and guidance, policy troubleshooting, user search, and call quality troubleshooting. Admins can use natural language to complete tasks faster without extra licenses or configuration. Rollout completed in November 2025. We’re announcing the general availability of four Microsoft 365 Copilot for admin skills in the Teams admin center (TAC). Admins can now use Copilot in TAC to quickly find information and resolve issues without switching tools. These skills help IT admins complete common tasks faster using natural language directly in TAC: Help and guidance Policy troubleshooting User search (TAC-specific criteria) Call quality troubleshooting These capabilities reduce time spent navigating tools and improve troubleshooting efficiency. When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): The rollout began and was completed in November 2025. How this affects your organization: Who is affected: Admins managing Microsoft Teams via the Teams admin center. Tenants with at least one Microsoft 365 Copilot license. What will happen: Admins can use Copilot in TAC to: Get contextual help and step-by-step guidance for common admin tasks. Diagnose and resolve policy misconfigurations across meetings, messaging, and external collaboration. Search for users using Teams-specific filters (such as policy, number assignment, location, client version) via natural language. Investigate poor call quality and receive a consolidated view with likely causes and recommended fixes. No additional configuration is required; permissions follow existing admin roles and policies. Admins do not need an individual Copilot license assigned to use these skills. Screenshot 1 – View of the new Copilot experience in TAC: View image in new tab Screenshot 2 – Copilot in action within TAC, providing step-by-step guidance for a common admin task: View image in new tab What you can do to prepare: Share this update with your Teams administrators and help desk. Optionally validate common scenarios in a Public Preview ring. Refresh internal runbooks or documentation where applicable. Suggested sample prompts for admins: “Why can’t Megan Bowen record meetings? Show which policy setting blocks it and how to fix.” “Find users assigned the Global messaging policy who have no phone number assigned.” […]
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