New Copilot Updates for Outlook Scheduling, Word Agent Mode, and PowerPoint Agent Mode

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Microsoft has announced Copilot enhancements across Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint that improve scheduling, document creation, and presentation building. Here is a summary of some of the features I think can come in handy. Be aware that timelines may change as deployments progress, some of these have already been pushed back a couple of months. All of the following features requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, and will be enabled by default for users with such a license. Automatic rescheduling of 1:1 meetings Automatic rescheduling of flexible 1:1 meetings and personal events in Outlook with Copilot, helping users resolve conflicts with minimal manual effort is coming soon. This will be in addition to the already released auto rescheduling of meeting rooms. Originally this feature was planned for mid‑November 2025 to mid‑January 2026, but is now hopefully coming between to mid‑February 2026 and the end of February 2026. A Microsoft Copilot license is required to use the capability....

An update to the Lync SE Backup script

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I just wanted to let my readers know I have updated the backup script previously added in a post earlier this summer.
After doing some research, I have now been able to enumerate the local Lync file share path, hosted on the server. So now, the Script should be able to run without any modifications or input.

The solution was quite "simple", once I figured out where and how:


Not the prettiest piece of code, but it worked. I've also been working on a similar script for Lync 2013 (preview), for those of you who would be interested in that.

The script can be downloaded here: Backupscript - Standard EDT.ps1
All my scripts can be found in the "Lync Scripts" section at the top

As always, I appreciate your feedback, suggestions or questions.