Two Major Admin Control Updates for Copilot and Agent Management

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At Ignite Microsoft showcased and talked about two new admin controls for Copilot and Agents. These controls drew a significant amount of attention for their potential to simplify management and strengthen governance across Copilot experiences and AI agents. These capabilities are now emerging in preview, offering administrators early access to improved insights, expanded control surfaces, and more secure operational foundations. Copilot Overview Page Refresh in Microsoft 365 Admin Center First off is the redesigned landing page for Copilot in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center (MAC), giving admins an at-a-glance view of the Copilot journey across Chat, Agents, and M365 Copilot. This update  centralizes critical insights and success metrics, helping organizations accelerate adoption and maintain security posture. The refreshed page introduces success metrics such as Chat active users, assisted hours for licensed users, and satisfaction rate. Each Copilot pillar now includes multi‑...

Teams users can pin their favorite apps

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A new feature is rolling out according to the roadmap: Users can pin apps to the Teams left rail.
This feature will be on by default, and will allow users to pin apps to the left rail. It can be controlled through the same policies admins used to set up apps for their users.
The admin added apps will still be there, but the users may now add, and slightly rearrange the the setup. And I think this is a good combination, allowing users to personalize their setup tailored to their needs.
According to the message in the admin portal, this feature should already be rolling out and be completed by the end of February (this week).