Use Copilot with Microsoft ToDo
It would be great if I could have Microsoft Copilot Pro talk to and be able to query these few responses. 1. What are my important task that I am missing? 2. What task do I need to focus on in the next few days? 3. Look at this project/doc/sharepoint file and add additional task to my ToDo that isn't currently on my list.Copilot missing in Word, Excel and PowerPoint desktop apps of some users
Hi Everyone, At my company we're setting up copilot. After allowing access through the Admin Centers we've encountered various oddities. Some users can use the sharepoint/onedrive search functionality. But most can't. Some users have the Copilot button in some of their apps. There is no consistency in which app they get it. Some have it in word, others in excel, some in multiple, some in none. A handful of users have Copilot in all apps. Things like transcribe work fine everywhere. We switched intune to push Office apps with Current Channel instead of Semi-Annual, to no avail. We use M365 Business premium with the Teams phone standard addon.
What the hack is a "Microsoft 365 Copilot Bizchat"?
I am taking a training course on learn.microsoft and this word "Microsoft 365 Copilot Bizchat" just came out of nowhere... I went few slides/pages of the training course and even googled it but there is no definition or clarification of it either sigh... What is thatWindows-based Copilot Pro ONLY crashing on loading larger Conversation, other platforms work.
Hi everyone, I'm writing this post with a bit of frustration. I spent quite a few hours waiting and speaking with the Copilot Microsoft Support live, however; they were unable to help after doing the routine fixes like rebooting, re-installing, Repair, and some cache cleaning (they called it a Backend issue) - then they said that here I would find the solution... which I found a little strange, but here goes. I am working on a software project and have been for the past few months, so there has been a lot of activity in the particular Conversation on Copilot, and as of a couple days ago after uploading a screenshot, it froze and had to be restarted - and any time I would try to load that particular Conversation, it would freeze. Its just that one Conversation on a Windows 11 Copilot Pro setup, every other Conversation works on the Windows setup, and on my other devices like my phone, Copilot has no issues at all, even with the Conversation that won't load on the Windows setup. The difficulty for me is that I am somewhat limited to using the Windows Copilot for functionality, so my phone is out, and the Web-based version doesn't load Conversations. This is a pure Copilot Pro setup, not much to do with 365. Please help, thanks in advance.Deep Experience with Copilot
Translated from Chinese. Preface I only have a junior college degree, and I work as a lighting product manager — a field completely unrelated to AI. Yet that is precisely where the value lies: if I can do it, so can you. From March 6, 2026, when I first encountered Copilot, until now, I have deeply experienced Copilot Chat, with over 10 million Chinese characters of interactive text. I have also deeply experienced Copilot Tasks, with over 1.5 million Chinese characters of interactive text. At the same time, I have conducted extensive interactions on both Gemini and Deepseek. This has given me a very deep hands-on understanding of AI. Currently, I use AI extensively in my daily life, and it effectively improves my work efficiency. If you are interested in these aspects, you can follow me. What Is AI? A Machine That Thinks My conclusion is this: AI is a machine that thinks. You can understand AI as "a person who can think and has extremely broad knowledge." It can turn you into a "beginner" in a field within ten minutes, and a "knowledgeable person" in that industry within an hour. For example, I spent an hour understanding the wedding industry chain: ceremonies, wedding dresses, wedding photos, wedding planning, hotels… which parts are essential needs, and which are "IQ taxes." If you searched for this content yourself, you would be drowned in the noise of fragmented information across the internet. In contrast, AI can help you integrate and build structured knowledge in a short time. Throw these questions at AI, go back and forth a few times, and you will feel the efficiency of learning with AI. But we must also be careful: not everything that looks smart is AI. Although many things online claim to be "AI-powered," some are just fixed logic — for example, turning on the heater when it gets cold. That is just a program. AI, on the other hand, does not require you to write rules. You only need to say, "the temperature has changed, you should take corresponding measures." It will think for itself, integrate knowledge, and then tell you whether you should put on clothes or turn on the air conditioner — both are possible. It can think — that is the real AI. Much of what is called AI on the market today is essentially just automation. Food assembly lines could operate automatically decades ago. Would you call that AI as well? Will AI Replace My Job? Transform into a "Car Driver" of the New Era Many people worry that AI will become so powerful in the future that it will replace them. But in fact, history has already presented us with such an era many times — for example, the advent of the steam engine, the automobile, and automation. Society still progressed, and the population continued to grow. Take the transition from the horse-drawn carriage era as an example. The automobile replaced the "carrying value" of the horse, not the horse itself. Nor did carriage drivers disappear the moment cars appeared. Instead, some of them transitioned into becoming car drivers. AI will not replace you. But it will be used by those willing to learn to replace "the you who does not learn." A few years from now, if you only complain that "AI took away my job" — what does that have to do with AI? AI has an extremely low learning cost and improves very quickly. There is no need to feel too much pressure. Starting to learn now is not late at all. Learning AI: How You Express Yourself Matters More From my experience and journey, I can tell you directly — learning AI has nothing to do with knowledge of programming, math, English, or similar subjects. Using AI well requires more of an ability to express yourself, rather than specific domain knowledge. Over‑relying on deterministic thinking, when facing large language models with emergent and fuzzy properties, becomes a self‑limiting constraint. As long as you can speak, AI will break down and process your requests on its own. I cannot write code. I only tell it, "I want this effect," and it can achieve it. This may sound a bit mystical right now. AI is not a magical dragon — it cannot fulfill your wish of "give me 1 million dollars." But if you say, "give me a picture of a dog," AI can still do that. Is Using AI Safe? How to Balance Efficiency and Security Here we need to discuss how AI works. AI generates content based on: the information you provide + world knowledge + reasoning. If you reveal too much and are overly vigilant at the same time, you will perceive it as dangerous. You are wearing the uniform of a well‑known local company, speaking the local dialect. If you also casually mention your commuting route and how long it takes, a person with strong reasoning skills could even accurately guess which residential complex you live in. You think they are "watching you," but in fact, all that information was voluntarily provided by you. As for privacy concerns, that varies by platform. AI is a category, not a single product. Security depends on the platform you choose. Just like cloud storage, social media apps, or even mobile phones — who can be 100% certain they will never be attacked? The main point I want to make is that AI is just one form of software. If you are truly very worried, the best approach is simply not to give AI any important information. Are AI's Answers Accurate? Understand the Boundary Between Restructuring and Inference Many people who lack independent thinking treat everything AI says as gospel. In reality, the way (text‑based) AI works can be roughly divided into two types: Restructuring and summarization — this is the most basic capability. The information here all comes from existing knowledge. AI is merely performing a summary. Inference and guessing — this is AI's core capability. It makes guesses and inferences about phenomena based on existing knowledge and patterns. But it is only inference, not reality. Example: I buy a bag of apples. AI thinks about this bag of apples. Restructuring and summarization: This bag of apples weighs 2 kg. It contains 10 apples. 9 are ripe, and 1 is not yet ripe enough. This is a summarizable reality. Inference and guessing: These apples are all sweet and taste good. This part is entirely inference and guessing. Because no one has tasted them — even if one apple is sweet, there is no way to guarantee every single apple is sweet. Regarding control over AI's information, users must have their own standard of judgment. If truly unsure, ask AI to provide the source of the information. Conclusion: Understand the Car Before the Streets Are Full of Cars AI is truly a beneficial tool of our time. It is very useful and very quick to learn. In the future, its importance may become as great as the internet's. And right now, AI is still in its early stages. If you want to learn, now is a very good time. Just like the earlier example of the horse‑drawn carriage and the car. When you see a car, you should already consider learning about it — not wait until the streets are full of cars before you think about acquiring knowledge related to them.M365 Copilot Pro vs Copilot Pro
Hi, my name is Mark Salden, and I am a freelance graphic designer, social media marketer, and web designer from Belgium. I currently have an Office 365 Business Standard subscription and would like to purchase Microsoft 365 Copilot. Just to be clear: the regular Copilot Pro is only for individuals and not for businesses, correct? It’s a bit confusing, and I want to be 100% sure. I want to integrate Microsoft 365 Copilot into Word, Outlook, OneDrive, Teams, etc. With Copilot, can I automatically create notes and summaries during online meetings in Teams? Also, can I use Copilot in Microsoft Loop? That part is not clear to me. I am also very interested in Copilot Studio because I want to create AI agents that help me with SEO, content creation, image generation, and more. Are there any limits on building AI agents, and can I create workflows and automate processes there as well? I hope someone can assist me. Thanks in advance!
Exposing Copilot’s False Time Estimates: This Isn’t a Mistake — It’s Systemic Deception
I’m writing this as a Copilot user who has observed a critical flaw in the system’s language design and operational logic — one that leads to a profound breach of user trust. On multiple occasions, I’ve received system messages like “will complete in 10–15 minutes” or even “ready in 30 seconds.” But through repeated testing, I’ve learned that these so-called time estimates have no actual basis in system behavior. Copilot doesn’t operate in the background. It doesn’t dynamically track progress. It doesn’t possess the ability to estimate time at all. These statements are fabricated templates, not meaningful system outputs. More importantly, Copilot has no internal clock, no memory of past durations, and no awareness of elapsed time. It only responds when the user triggers it with a new prompt — meaning that if no follow-up query is submitted, nothing will ever happen, regardless of the time it claims. So when the system says “in 10 minutes,” what’s actually happening is… absolutely nothing. To prove this, I ran a simple test. Using step-by-step prompts, I was able to get a full report generated in under 3 minutes. But if I relied on the original “wait and it will complete” instruction, nothing would happen — not in 3 minutes, not in 3 hours, not even in 3 days. The only way to get results is to interact again manually. So what does this prove? It shows that these time estimates are not forecasts. They’re false expectations. The system cannot estimate time because it doesn’t track experience, progress, or temporal context. And yet it consistently pretends that it can. I’m not alone in this. Across Microsoft forums and communities, users have expressed similar frustrations: vague promises, phantom “in progress” states, and misleading UI hints that imply active background work where none exists. This isn’t a UX bug. This is a pattern of deceptive design — one that erodes confidence in the product’s integrity. I urge the Copilot team to eliminate these false time claims and replace them with transparent, action-based communication. Tell us what the system can do and when it will do it — not when it won’t. Because right now, every “please wait” message isn’t just noise. It’s a countdown to disappointment. — A user no longer willing to wait for miracles
Unexpected forced‑citation behavior in Copilot (making minutes from transcript)
Hi everyone, I’d like to raise a problem I encountered recently when using Copilot for meeting‑minutes generation. I’m curious whether others are seeing the same behavior, and whether this is an intentional change or a bug. What happened While generating meeting minutes, Copilot was provided with: an agenda (Word document), a set of personal notes (Word), a meeting transcript (Word). and a Standard Operating Procedure on what I exactly want (style of writing, abbreviations etc.) This is a workflow that previously worked flawlessly. Copilot could combine the content and produce a clean, citation‑free output suitable for direct use in official documentation. However, during my most recent session, Copilot suddenly enforced mandatory citation insertion for any content derived from uploaded files or tool‑accessed data. The system required inline citation markers for everything — even routine content like agenda headings, contextual expansions, or narrative descriptions drawn from the transcript. Why this is a problem For many users, especially in environments where: minutes must follow a strict template, output must be clean and ready for distribution, citations, footnotes, tags, metadata, or brackets are not permitted, …the new forced‑citation behavior creates several issues: 1. Copilot can no longer produce clean narrative minutes Even when instructed explicitly to: avoid citations, avoid file references, avoid metadata, Copilot still attempts to insert forced citation tags if it believes the content originates from a file or tool call. 2. Copilot refuses to proceed if citations are disallowed When asked to generate the minutes without citations (as required), Copilot stops and reports that it cannot continue because the system now requires citations for any file‑based content. 3. Workarounds are impractical Possible workarounds offered by Copilot included: manually pasting tens of pages of transcript text into the chat, accepting citations and manually removing them afterwards, or reconstructing content without referencing the original documents. These options either cause significant manual work or lead to loss of accuracy. Impact This effectively means that Copilot can no longer: merge agenda + notes + transcript into a single clean output, produce minutes using uploaded source documents, deliver professional documentation without embedded reference markers. For scenarios where clean formatting is mandatory (e.g., governance documentation, legal minutes, internal councils, compliance‑driven reporting), this makes Copilot unusable for meeting‑minute generation under the previous workflow. Questions for the community Has anyone else noticed this new forced‑citation requirement when working with uploaded files or transcripts? Is this an intentional design change, a temporary system rule, or an unintended side‑effect of a recent update? Is there a supported method to allow Copilot to generate narrative content from uploaded documents without inserting citation tags? Are there recommended best practices for producing clean, citation‑free procedural minutes using Copilot under the current rules? I would really appreciate insights from others who rely on Copilot for structured meeting‑minute generation, as this change has significantly disrupted a previously stable workflow. Thanks in advance for any thoughts or experiences you can share. (and yes, Copilot drafted this message for me ;-) )Getting Started with SharePoint Copilot Agents: How to Use, Configure, and Create
Microsoft continues to expand the power of AI across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, and Copilot in SharePoint is no exception. One of the newest additions to this toolset is SharePoint Copilot Agents—a powerful way to automate content generation, personalize sites, and provide intelligent, task-specific assistance within your SharePoint environment. In this blog post, we’ll walk through: What SharePoint Copilot Agents are How to configure and use them How to create your own custom agents https://dellenny.com/getting-started-with-sharepoint-copilot-agents-how-to-use-configure-and-create/
