Licensing updates for Microsoft Cloud products – December 2025
Microsoft introduced several new licenses, changes to Dataverse storage, and fresh promotions for Microsoft 365 Copilot Business starting 1 December 2025.
2. December 2025
Category: Microsoft Copilot
People Agent (Frontier) in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
The People Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot helps users understand colleagues, prepare for meetings, and find expertise by surfacing relevant People Skills from their existing Microsoft 365 data.
20. November 2025
Researcher Agent with Computer Use
Researcher Agent with Computer Use enables secure web interactions in a sandboxed environment, generating richer outputs based on both web and organizational data.
18. November 2025
Source control for the Researcher agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Microsoft has added source control to the Researcher Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. Users can now choose where Copilot searches (for example, Web, Work, SharePoint, Emails, Meetings, or Chats) for more targeted and transparent results.
12. November 2025
Copilot Studio Lite Agents are now hosted in a Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat environment
Microsoft has introduced a dedicated Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat environment for all Copilot Studio Lite Agents. Older agents may still reside in the default Power Platform environment, while new ones are automatically created in the new environment.
23. October 2025
Admins can now restrict who can share Copilot Studio Lite agents with the entire organization
Admins can now restrict who can share Copilot Studio Lite agents with the entire organization, improving governance and alignment with organizational policies.
21. October 2025
New SharePoint AI Sections, powered by Copilot
SharePoint introduces Sections with AI, a new Copilot-powered authoring feature that lets users generate full SharePoint sections from a simple prompt.
14. October 2025
Microsoft adds Microsoft 365 companion apps to Copilot taskbar setting
Microsoft has extended the Microsoft 365 Copilot app taskbar setting to include the new Microsoft 365 companion apps — People, Files, and Calendar. When enabled, these apps will be pinned to the Windows taskbar and automatically start on Intune-managed devices.
11. October 2025
Copilot Studio billing and capacity enforcement was activated
Copilot Studio billing and capacity enforcement is now active. Since 19 September, publishing and usage of Copilot Studio agents require eligible billing capacity or licenses across Microsoft 365 services, including Copilot, Teams, and SharePoint.
28. September 2025
Microsoft boosts Office transcription quota for users with a Copilot license
Microsoft will increase the Office transcription quota for Copilot users from 300 to 30,000 minutes per month. The quota is shared across Word and OneNote.
20. September 2025
Researcher and other Microsoft Copilot Agents in Word
Microsoft is rolling out Researcher and other prebuilt Copilot agents in Word for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. The rollout applies to Word on Windows, the web, and Mac.
18. September 2025
Teams now supports multiple SharePoint Agents in chats and channel conversations
Microsoft is rolling out the ability to add multiple SharePoint Agents in Teams group chats, channel conversations, and meeting chats. Responses require a Microsoft 365 Copilot license or a PAYG setup.
16. September 2025
New Microsoft Entra ID admin role: Dragon Administrator
Microsoft has added a Dragon Administrator role to Entra ID. Designed for healthcare and clinical organizations, it provides full control of Dragon Copilot through the Dragon Admin Center, eliminating the need for the Global Administrator role.
12. September 2025
Microsoft 365 admins can now pin Copilot Agents for their users
Microsoft 365 admins can now pin Copilot Agents for users, groups, or the entire organization. This enhancement improves discoverability and ensures high-value agents are placed directly where users work.
10. September 2025
Disable or restrict Project Manager Agent in Planner
The Project Manager Agent in Planner is getting new features. Admins can manage access by disabling or restricting it through PowerShell.
9. September 2025
Messages in Copilot Studio are now Copilot Credits
Microsoft renamed Copilot Studio messages to Copilot Studio Copilot Credits. This updated name introduces Copilot Credits as the common currency for agents, while pricing and prepaid pack quantities remain unchanged.
2. September 2025
More generative AI capabilities for Copilot Standard users
Microsoft is expanding Copilot Standard access with new generative AI features. Users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license can now create and edit posters, banners, infographics, and images in the Create experience, though access depends on service capacity.
31. August 2025
SharePoint Agent Link web part error explained: “Something went wrong with this agent”
The new SharePoint Agent Link web part may sometimes show the error “Something went wrong with this agent.” Here’s how to identify the cause and fix it.
24. August 2025
New Agent Link web part for SharePoint Agents
Microsoft has released a new Agent Link web part to SharePoint. Site owners can place a clickable link to a SharePoint Agent directly on a page, allowing users to open the agent in the sidebar and chat without leaving the page.
24. August 2025
Admins can now pin the Microsoft 365 Copilot app to the Windows taskbar
The Microsoft 365 Copilot app can now be pinned to the Windows taskbar for quick access to Copilot Chat, Search, Agents and more.
23. August 2025