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From PC to Home Window: AI as Data Surgeon
Hello Copilot Community, I’d like to share a vision for the future of AI in Windows and beyond: evolving from a reactive assistant into a Data Surgeon — diagnosing, repairing, and reconstructing the lifeblood of modern life: data. 🩺 Diagnose Scan for corruption in files, registries, and hardware sectors Detect anomalies with machine learning and predict failures before they happen 🛠 Repair Auto-heal OS inconsistencies, registry errors, and driver mismatches Reconstruct corrupted files using backups, metadata, and contextual inference 🧬 Reconstruct Repopulate missing data from previous versions and cloud syncs Fill gaps in documents, databases, or media with AI-driven interpolation 🧑⚕️ Prescribe & Prevent Recommend preventive actions: backup schedules, hardware upgrades, cooling solutions Provide digital wellness reports — like a health checkup for your PC 🛤 Roadmap Toward the “Home Window” 2025–2027: AI-assisted diagnostics and repair tools 2027–2030: Household integration and predictive maintenance — the “Home Window Baby” stage 2030–2035: Cross-domain AI collaboration (social media, banking, utilities) 2035–2040: Fully fledged “Home Window” — essential for every modern home Discussion Prompt: How do you see Copilot evolving into this role? What technical milestones or safeguards would be essential? Could this align with Microsoft’s roadmap for Copilot in Windows and household AI?
Microsoft's Copilot: A Frustrating Flop in AI-Powered Productivity
Microsoft's Copilot was supposed to be the game-changer in productivity, but it's quickly proving to be a massive disappointment. The idea was simple: integrate AI directly into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office tools to make our lives easier. But when it comes to actually performing specific functions, Copilot falls flat. Here’s the problem: when you ask Copilot to alter a document, modify an Excel file, or adjust a PowerPoint presentation, it’s practically useless. Instead of performing the tasks as requested, it often leaves you hanging with vague suggestions or instructions. Users don't want to be told how to perform a task—they want it done. This is what an AI assistant should do: execute commands efficiently, not just offer advice. What makes this even more frustrating is that other AI tools, like ChatGPT, can handle these tasks effortlessly. When you ask ChatGPT to perform a specific function, it does so without hesitation. It’s able to understand the request and deliver exactly what’s needed. But Copilot? It struggles with the basics, and that’s unacceptable, especially from a company like Microsoft. It’s frankly embarrassing that Microsoft can’t get this right. The whole point of integrating AI into these tools was to streamline workflows and boost productivity. But if Copilot can’t even manage simple tasks like formatting a document or adjusting a spreadsheet, then what’s the point? Users don’t need another tool that tells them how to do something—they need one that does it for them. Microsoft, you’ve missed the mark with Copilot. It's not just a minor inconvenience; it's a serious flaw that undermines the value of your Office suite. When other AI tools can easily accomplish what Copilot can't, it's time to reevaluate. Users expect more, and frankly, they deserve more for their investment. What’s been your experience with Copilot? Is anyone else finding it as frustrating as I am? Let’s talk about it.Monitoring Security and Compliance Metrics for Copilot: A Human-Centered Guide
As organizations continue adopting AI-powered tools like Microsoft Copilot, one theme keeps rising to the surface: trust. Companies want to leverage Copilot to boost productivity, streamline workflows, and assist employees in their day-to-day tasks—but not at the expense of security or regulatory compliance. That’s why monitoring security and compliance metrics for Copilot has become just as important as implementing the tool itself. While Microsoft provides strong enterprise-grade protections, every organization still needs observability, governance, and ongoing oversight. In this post, we’ll explore what it really means to monitor Copilot security and compliance metrics in a way that feels approachable, human, and aligned with real-world business needs. Whether you’re an IT admin, a security professional, or simply someone curious about how AI governance works, this guide is for you. https://dellenny.com/monitoring-security-and-compliance-metrics-for-copilot-a-complete-human-focused-guide/Building Copilot Usage Dashboards in Power BI A Complete Guide
As AI tools become essential in everyday workflows, organizations increasingly want to understand how these tools are being used. Microsoft Copilot—now integrated across Microsoft 365—promises improvements in productivity, decision-making, and collaboration. But like any tool, leaders need visibility into its usage: Who’s using Copilot? How often? Which features? Is productivity actually improving? That’s where Power BI comes in. With its ability to connect to Microsoft 365 usage data and transform raw logs into actionable insights, Power BI is the perfect platform for building Copilot usage dashboards. Whether you’re an IT administrator, analyst, or a business stakeholder, creating these dashboards helps you track adoption, spot trends, and measure ROI. In this guide, we’ll walk through everything you need to know—from data sources and modeling tips to the visuals that deliver the most value. https://dellenny.com/building-copilot-usage-dashboards-in-power-bi-a-complete-guide/Copilot’s Temporary Chat
A temporary chat with Microsoft 365 Copilot is one that forgets everything discussed in the conversation once the chat is over. The idea is that by leaving no trace, Copilot won’t recycle the ideas discussed in the chat later. Copilot absolutely discards the chat thread, but those pesky compliance records remain behind, ready for eDiscovery and other compliance investigations. https://office365itpros.com/2025/11/14/temporary-chat-copilot/
Chat icon disappears in the M365 Copilot Chat
Hi, We are an Education tenant and have an issue where the "Chat" icon disappears from the left hand navigation in the M365 Copilot Chat app (or Web) after you click on e.g. "Search". The only way to get the Chat icon back is to restart the app or refresh the web page. This only happens to unlicensed users while users with a paid license don't have this issue. Version we are running is: bizchat.20251030.51.4 Anyone else experiencing this issue? ** Screenshots ** 1. When starting the M365 Copilot Chat app the "Chat" icon is present 2. Clicking the "Search" (or any other icon) then "Chat" disappears and will not come back until you restart the app. Same behavior in Web.
Workflows and App Builder Agents
Hey everyone, I have recently started using the Workflows and App Builder Agents, which are currently in preview through the Frontier programme and I would like to know your opinions on these tools as well. From my side, Workflows: didn't work once for me, most of the time, the flow is correctly generated, and connections are established but the flow fails to save. when it did save (that two times), it couldn't use the Outlook getEmails actions to pull information and errored out we don't have any DLP policies to block its use, so I don't understand why nothing is working here. last, it's no possible to edit the flow, which is not a great experience especially when trying to figure out what went wrong. App Builder: users need the permission to create a fresh sharepoint site for each app, this is a horrible experience for admin, as there could be hundreds new sites as users play around with the agent, why not allow users to pick an already established site, as all it does is create a list to store the information in? it's not possible to edit the app manually, so you're stuck talking to the agent for a long time to make changes that would take seconds in the PowerApps editor. when making changes through the editor, you can ask the agent to change a single thing in the app, then it 'kinda' understand and changes the entire thing either way, adding to the frustration. So all-in-all, both agents are a great concept, but they are still waaaay behind in what they promise.Prompt to help me to find available slots for a meeting
Hello, I try this prompt Please identify two available time slots before the end of August 2024 for a 1-hour meeting with X and Y. The slots should align with their working hours, respective time zones, and avoid any scheduling conflicts. However, the outcomes are not always consistent, and I typically have two types of responses: -I have two time slots as options, but not everyone is available, or the time zone check was not considered. Based on the available information, I have identified two potential time slots for a 1-hour meeting with X and Y before the end of August 2024: * Thursday, August 10th at 9:00 AM CEST (X's local time), which corresponds to Thursday, August 10th at 3:00 AM EDT (Y's local time) * Tuesday, August 22nd at 4:00 PM CEST (X's local time), which corresponds to Tuesday, August 22nd at 10:00 AM EDT (Y's local time). - I received this I'm sorry, but I couldn't find specific availability information for X and Y before the end of August 2024. To identify two available time slots for a 1-hour meeting, I recommend using the scheduling feature within Microsoft 365 to view their calendars and find slots that align with your working hours and time zones. If you need assistance with scheduling or using the features, please let me know how I can help further. Could you suggest a rewording of the Prompt or help me understand the answers? Thanks Matthieu
