Improved capabilities for files with Copilot in OneDrive Web

Copilot in OneDrive Web enables users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license to find, understand, analyze, create, and act on files using natural language without opening each file. It respects existing permissions and governance, rolling out from August 2026 as an opt-out preview with unified controls for OneDrive and SharePoint. What and why: Copilotexperiences that have been available in SharePoint expanded preview are nowbecoming available directly in OneDrive. Users will be able to find,understand, analyze, create, and act on content using natural language, allwithout leaving their OneDrive experience. With extended file capabilities in Copilot in OneDrive,users can work across their files without opening each one, manually searchingthrough folders, or stitching together insights on their own. These capabilities are designed to help users move fasterfrom files to finished work while respecting thepermissions, policies, and governance controls already in place acrossMicrosoft 365. Beginning on August 24 2026, thesecapabilities will roll out to eligible tenants as an opt-out preview. As partof this rollout, Copilot in OneDrive and Copilot in SharePoint will use thesame tenant-level preview controls. Rollout schedule: Public Preview (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out on late August 2026 and expect to complete by late September 2026. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out on late December 2026 and expect to complete by late December 2026. Impact on your organization: Who is affected OneDrive Web users with a Microsoft 365Copilot license Admins managing OneDrive What will happen Users with a Microsoft 365 Copilotlicense will automatically see the updated Copilot entry point in OneDrive Web.This includes OneDrive Home, My Files, views such as Shared, People, andMeetings, and supported file preview experiences, including PDFs. From these entry points, users canprompt Copilot in natural language to act on their files and folders. Dependingon the context, users can ask Copilot to summarize files, answer questionsabout documents, compare content, analyze spreadsheets, create new content fromexisting files, or help find relevant information across their Microsoft 365context. This rollout extends Copilot fileexperiences across both SharePoint and OneDrive, giving users a more consistentway to work with content wherever their files are stored. For example, users can ask Copilot tocreate […]

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