Custom Engine Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot

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Agents in BizChat has been available for some time already, but now there is an upcoming update to Agents. The introduction of “ custom engine agents ” in Microsoft 365 Copilot! These specialized agents can be built on any large language model (LLM), toolchain, or orchestration tool, tailored specifically for your domain or tenant workflows. Initially supported in Microsoft Teams, this feature will soon be available in Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat ( BizChat ).   The introduction of Custom engine agents enables your organization to create customized experiences using your own AI systems and orchestrators. You can design unique prompts, connect to any LLM, and integrate these custom agents with Microsoft 365 Copilot. After the rollout, users will be able to access these agents, provided they are enabled and deployed in the Microsoft 365 admin center under the Copilot tab.   You can read more about the feature on this page . Eligible users can create agents using Micros...

The new meeting pre-join screen is rolling out

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The new pre-join screen was announced in the admin center back in August, but should be rolling out these days.  

It will make it easier for the user to identify and select the method of connecting to the meeting, and to verify audio and video settings before entering the meeting. 

The "Background filter" will now open up the image selection panel from where the user can select their background.

This feature is changed globally, and there is nothing you need to do to prepare for it, but maybe update end-user documentation on the new behavior.