Microsoft 365 updates on new Copilot capabilities

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Microsoft has announced a set of upcoming enhancements that continue to expand the value of Copilot across Microsoft 365. These updates introduce new ways for users to manage collaboration and meeting experiences with less context switching and more control. As always, timelines may shift as development progresses. I have provided the official reference IDs and documentation links for your convenience. Schedule meetings directly from Copilot Chat The first update introduces a new capability that allows users to schedule meetings directly from Copilot chat. This feature reached general availability worldwide with rollout completed by late January 2026. It enables users to find available times, book rooms, draft agendas, and send invitations entirely within the chat experience, reducing the need to move between applications and helping streamline everyday workflow. The feature is on by default, requires no administrator configuration, and respects all existing calendar and meeting polici...

Let the organization know when to expect you in the office, And Windows Mail is going away.

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As hybrid work seems to be the new normal for a lot of employees previously always bound to the office, the challenge of finding a perfect time for a physical meeting seems to be the new headache for many of our colleagues. There is a feature in both Teams and Outlook which could make this a lot easier. This feature has been around for some time, but the experience hasn't been unified until now. Now it's possible to set your locations both from Teams and Outlook, and make changes from either application.

Personally, I have set a schedule in Outlook, and I make ad-hoc changes in either application when I have changed my schedule. This way "everybody" knows I am in the office every day from 9-5, except Thursdays when I usually work from home.

There is a good post on techcommunity I recommend going though, to understand how it works and how you can use it.


For those of you who are using the Windows 10 or Windows 11 native mail client, the native client is going away. The new client is called Outlook for Windows. This client has been in preview for Microsoft 365 subscribers for some time, but it is now also rolling out to private user accounts as well. 

You can read about the new client, and how to get started in this blog post.