New Year, New Momentum: Here are three Copilot updates to get you started into 2026

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It's a new year, so I thought I'd start the year by mentioning three features already released, or soon going to be released. One of the features improves the workflow of sharing files with comments, the other improves the application specific Copilot, and the last feature makes it easer to find the nest available timeslot for a 1:1 meeting. As with all of my other posts, timelines can shift, and the timelines in this post is as written in the Message Center at the time of posting. AI-Summary experience when sharing files. With this new feature, copilot intent to help users share files with clearer context in just a few steps. Users will get the capability to generate a concise summary of a file and include it when sharing from the File Explorer share dialog or the OneDrive activity center. This will make it easier to share the context of a file and giving the receiver a faster understanding of what a document or file contains before they open it. General Availability announced...

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.