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RM508527 - Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Search Matches on People's Department

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Summary

Copilot Search can now match on a person's department, and you can find/lookup all people in a given department when searching the people source directly.

Roadmap ID

508527

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Last Updated

May 15, 2026

Published Feb 4, 2026

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Status

Launched

Release

General Availability

Platforms

Web

Service

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Tag

Launched
General Availability
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Cloud

Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Description

Copilot Search can now match on a person's department, and you can find/lookup all people in a given department when searching the people source directly.

GA date: February CY2026

Version history

2 versions tracked

Updated 1 time since Feb 12, 2026. Microsoft Message Center only ever shows the current version; this archive preserves the history.

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  1. May 15, 2026 · 10:00 PMLatest · v2

    Changed: Tags, Status

  2. Feb 12, 2026 · 12:15 AMOriginal · v1

    Changed: Initial version

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