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...

Schedule a meeting with Copilot in Outlook

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Here is a feature I didn't realize was already out there, but scheduling meetings with Copilot in the new Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web is released. This feature, part of the Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 372895, is designed to help you quickly and easily schedule meetings or events directly from an email thread.

Schedule with Copilot allows users to create a meeting invitation by simply clicking a button in the Outlook toolbar. It automatically includes participants from the email conversation, drafts a meeting title, agenda, and a summary of the conversation so far, and attaches the original email thread for reference. This feature ensures that all relevant information is included in your meeting invitations, saving you time and reducing the chance of missing important details.

The feature was turned on by default.