Microsoft Copilot

By Microsoft · copilot.microsoft.com ↗

Microsoft's assistant across Windows, Edge, Bing and Microsoft 365. It began as Bing Chat in February 2023.

Copilot replaced Cortana as the assistant built into Windows. There is a free consumer version and a separate Microsoft 365 Copilot for work accounts, which works inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.

What it can do

• Chat and web search through Bing
• Built into Windows and the Edge browser
• Microsoft 365 Copilot drafts documents, analyses spreadsheets and summarises meetings and email

How to start

1. Open Copilot from the Windows taskbar, Edge, or copilot.microsoft.com
2. Sign in with a Microsoft account
3. For Office apps, your organisation needs a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence

Things to know

• The consumer app and the work version are different products with different data rules

Sources

• Wikipedia: Microsoft Copilot

Information checked on 6 Oct 2026. Features and prices change often; the official site has the latest.