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

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Summary

M365 Copilot now uses Microsoft 365 data to provide personalized work responses, rolling out worldwide from early October to November 2026. Users can disable this via settings, and admins can control it with enhancedPersonalizationSetting. No admin action or compliance issues are required.

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Last Updated

Oct 26, 2026

Published Oct 8, 2026

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

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Updated October 26, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. 

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 end of November 2026 (previously late October).

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 settings 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.

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