MC1492154 - Enhanced M365 Copilot Memory - Copilot is now personalized with work data

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Summary

M365 Copilot now uses Microsoft 365 work data to provide personalized responses, rolling out worldwide in October 2026. Users can disable this via "Chat History and Work Insights" settings; admins can control it with enhancedPersonalizationSetting. No admin action or compliance issues are required.

Published

Oct 8, 2026

Service

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Tag

New feature
User impact
Admin impact

Platforms

Android
Desktop
iOS
Mac
Web

More information

What and Why:

Copilot now uses inferences Microsoft 365 data as context to provide more personalized responses to your work.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 551195


Rollout Schedule:

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out on early October 2026 and expect to complete by late October 2026.


Impact on Your Organization:

Inferences from Microsoft 365 data will be used to provide Copilot additional context for more personalized responses.

To disable Copilot from using inferences generated from Microsoft 365 work data ("Work insight") users can disable the "Chat History and Work Insights" toggle in Settings > Personalization

Admins can disable this setting with the enhancedPersonalizationSettingadmin control.


Action Required/Recommendations:

No additional work is required from the admin.

Microsoft 365 inferences in Copilot can be managed through the enhancedPersonalizationSetting control


Compliance considerations:

No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.