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
Tagged: 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
Microsoft will retire Copilot Frontier access via Entra ID groups on 10 November 2025
Microsoft will retire the option to manage Copilot Frontier access via Entra ID groups. AI Admins must assign users individually going forward.
4. November 2025
Understanding Microsoft Teams Language Translation Capabilities in Meetings
Microsoft keeps expanding Teams with new language translation capabilities, including live translated captions, Multilingual Speech Recognition, and the Interpreter Agent. Here’s how these features differ.
4. November 2025
Microsoft 365 Copilot Library unifies AI-generated images and Copilot Pages
Microsoft is rolling out a new Library experience in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, combining AI-generated images and Copilot Pages into a single place. However, the rollout currently breaks all existing and new Copilot Pages sharing links.
29. October 2025
End of sale for the AI Builder Capacity Add-ons
Microsoft is transitioning AI Builder service credits to Copilot Credits across Power Apps, Power Automate, and Dynamics 365 Finance. Starting 1 November 2025, new customers can no longer buy AI Builder add-ons. By 1 November 2026, all AI Builder credits will be retired, and Copilot Credits will fully replace them.
26. October 2025
Microsoft 365 Copilot Library rollout breaks all Copilot Pages sharing links
After the Microsoft 365 Copilot Libraries rollout, existing Copilot Pages sharing links no longer work. The reason is a misconfigured or forgotten redirect.
25. October 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
Researcher agent is now available in Copilot Notebooks
Microsoft is integrating the Researcher agent into Copilot Notebooks, enabling multi-step, enterprise-grade research directly within Notebook cells. All chats remain stored in the Notebook, and responses can be refined, exported, or shared as Loop pages for collaboration.
17. October 2025
Listen to your SharePoint News with AI-generated audio briefings in Viva Connections
Microsoft introduced AI-generated audio briefings for SharePoint News in Viva Connections. The feature enables users to listen to AI-generated summaries of top news posts, providing a hands-free and accessible way to stay informed.
16. 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
Admins can configure harmful content protection in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft has introduced a new Cloud Policy that allows admins to control harmful content protection in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. The feature enables selected users in specialized roles to work with sensitive content under controlled conditions.
14. October 2025
Microsoft retires Pay-as-you-go billing setup for Copilot Chat in the Power Platform admin center
Microsoft is retiring Pay-as-you-go billing for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in the Power Platform admin center. From 3 October 2025, all new PAYG plans must be created in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
5. October 2025
Licensing updates for Microsoft Cloud products – October 2025
Microsoft retired three licenses, introduced new Microsoft 365 Copilot promotions, and announced the renaming of the E5 mini-suites for Security and Compliance.
1. 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
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