{"id":274899,"date":"2024-11-19T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:43:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T00:43:21","slug":"introducing-copilot-actions-new-agents-and-tools-to-empower-it-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2024\/11\/19\/introducing-copilot-actions-new-agents-and-tools-to-empower-it-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Copilot Actions, new agents, and tools to empower IT teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"introduction\">Microsoft 365 Copilot is becoming a daily habit for people around the world\u2014already, nearly 70% of Fortune 500 companies are using it. <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/WorkLab_Ignite2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Dow<\/strong><\/a> anticipates that Copilot will save it millions of dollars on shipping operations in the first year; at <strong>Bank of Queensland Group<\/strong>, 70% of users are saving two and a half to five hours per week; <strong>Eaton <\/strong>is speeding up internal documentation processes by 83%; and <strong>Accenture<\/strong> is going big, rolling out Copilot to 100,000 employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today at <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AArug1x\"><strong>Microsoft Ignite 2024<\/strong><\/a>, we&#8217;re accelerating our ambition to empower every employee with Copilot as a personal assistant and to transform every business process with agents built in Microsoft Copilot Studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Announcements include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong><a href=\"#empowering-every-employee\">Copilot Actions<\/a><\/strong> in Microsoft 365 Copilot to help you automate everyday repetitive tasks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">New <strong><a href=\"#agents\">agents in Microsoft 365<\/a><\/strong> to unlock SharePoint knowledge, provide real-time language interpretation in Microsoft Teams meetings, and automate employee self-service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">The <strong><a href=\"#equipping-it\">Copilot Control System<\/a><\/strong> to help IT professionals confidently manage Copilot and agents securely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These announcements build on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2024\/09\/16\/microsoft-365-copilot-wave-2-pages-python-in-excel-and-agents\/\">wave 2<\/a> momentum, including the new autonomous agent capabilities that we <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/21\/new-autonomous-agents-scale-your-team-like-never-before\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced in October 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/copilot\/copilot-for-work\">Empower every employee with Microsoft 365 Copilot<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"empowering-every-employee\">Empowering every employee with a personal AI assistant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to our customers, we have the world\u2019s best feedback loop on AI at work. We\u2019ve dramatically improved Copilot performance\u2014responses are <strong>two times<\/strong> faster on average and response satisfaction is nearly <strong>three times<\/strong> higher<sup>1<\/sup>\u2014and shipped hundreds of new features. And we\u2019re adding <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/CopilotInAppsIgnite2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new value<\/a> to Copilot to tackle work\u2019s biggest pain points and help every employee scale their impact\u2014from automating repetitive tasks to managing your calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">New <strong>Copilot Actions<\/strong> automate everyday tasks with simple, fill-in-the-blank prompts that you can set and forget. For example, you can automatically receive a summary of your most important action items at the end of each workday, create an action to gather inputs from your team for a weekly newsletter you send each Thursday, or automate customer meeting prep with a recurring action that summarizes your last few interactions ahead of your next sync. <em>In private preview.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/CopilotActions_Catchuptemplate2.webp\" alt=\"A screenshot of in-product UI of a user customizing Copilot Actions template by click on drop down options\" class=\"wp-image-275058 webp-format\" srcset=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/CopilotActions_Catchuptemplate2.webp\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">We\u2019re adding new value to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2024\/09\/16\/microsoft-365-copilot-wave-2-pages-python-in-excel-and-agents\/\">Copilot Pages<\/a>\u2014a dynamic, persistent canvas designed for multiplayer AI collaboration\u2014with <strong>rich artifacts<\/strong>. Now, you can prompt Copilot to create everything from interactive flow charts to blocks of code\u2014drawing from data across Microsoft Graph\u2014then share them in durable Pages your team can build upon. <em>Generally available in early 2025.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e2fd2e4bc56&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Copilot-Pages_rich-artifact_pie_larger-text_Ignite.webp\" alt=\"A screenshot of in-product UI of Copilot with a pie chart diagram on the left side and a page with copy and the pie chart on the right side.\" class=\"wp-image-275056 webp-format\" srcset=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Copilot-Pages_rich-artifact_pie_larger-text_Ignite.webp\"><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">With Teams, rich dialogue happens across the conversation, as well as chat and onscreen presentations. Now, Copilot in Teams can understand, recap, and answer questions based on <strong>visual content<\/strong> shared onscreen\u2014from PowerPoint to the web\u2014in addition to the transcript and chat. You can also ask Copilot for a <strong>quick summary of a file<\/strong> shared in a chat to get all its main points without having to open the file. <em>Public preview coming in early 2025.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Now, with a single prompt, Copilot in PowerPoint can <strong>translate entire presentations<\/strong> into one of 40 languages, while maintaining the overall design of each slide. It\u2019s like having a skilled translator working right alongside you. <em>Generally available in 2025.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Copilot in Outlook can now help you schedule<strong> focus time or one-on-ones<\/strong> with a colleague\u2014looking across both your calendars to find the best time\u2014and draft a meeting agenda. <em>Generally available by the end of November.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">And to make work more fun, earlier in November 2024 we announced Themes by Copilot in Outlook so you can create a unique theme that speaks to you\u2014it could even change with the weather. <em>Generally available.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/mobile?ocid=copilot_blog+FY25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the Microsoft 365 Copilot app<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"agents\">Transforming every business process with agents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copilot is where you interact with <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/aatcnva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agents<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/Ignite2024\/CopilotStudioBlog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copilot Studio<\/a> is where you can easily create, manage, and connect agents to Copilot. We\u2019re introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/blog\/microsoft365copilotblog\/introducing-new-agents-in-microsoft-365\/4296918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agents in Microsoft 365<\/a> designed to help scale individual impact and transform business processes. These new agents complement the autonomous agents that we announced in October 2024 for sales, service, finance, and supply chain professionals\u2014and we\u2019re just getting started. We\u2019ll create many more agents in the coming year that will give customers the competitive advantage they need to future-proof their organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Canonical-Slide-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A screenshot of Copilot as the UI for AI, showing the relation between the user, Copilot, Copilot Studio, Agents, and the Copilot Control System.\" class=\"wp-image-275060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Canonical-Slide-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Canonical-Slide-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Canonical-Slide-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Canonical-Slide-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Canonical-Slide-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Canonical-Slide-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Organizations rely on SharePoint, creating <strong>more than<\/strong> <strong>two million<\/strong> sites and uploading <strong>more than two billion<\/strong> files daily. We\u2019re announcing that every SharePoint site now has an agent, so every employee can quickly tap into this massive knowledge base. You can use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/SharePoint\/agentsGA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SharePoint agents<\/a><\/strong> to quickly pull project details from a workback schedule, summarize a recent product memo, or find a document in seconds. For example, salespeople can instantly find the latest product specs, pricing documents, or client proposals, enabling them to respond to customer queries faster and more accurately, without having to search through multiple files. You can ask the agents questions about data across your files, and even create and share custom agents scoped to specific content with a single click. <em>Generally available.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-ump-embed wp-block-msx-ump-embed\" class=\"wp-block-bloginabox-theme-ump-embed\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\t\t<universal-media-player id=\"ump-69e2fd2e4ced5\"><\/universal-media-player>\n\t\t<script type=\"module\">\n\t\t\tconst currentTheme =\n\t\t\t\tlocalStorage.getItem('blogInABoxCurrentTheme') ||\n\t\t\t\t(window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches ? 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The<strong> Interpreter<\/strong> agent in Teams provides real-time speech-to-speech interpretation during meetings, and you can opt to have it simulate your speaking voice for a more personal and engaging experience. <em>Public preview coming in early 2025.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">The<strong> Employee Self-Service Agent <\/strong>in Business Chat quickly answers common policy questions and makes it easy to complete key tasks, starting with HR and IT. It can help employees understand their benefits, for instance, or request a new laptop. And it can be customized in Copilot Studio to meet the unique needs of your organization. <em>In private preview.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Other agents include <strong>Facilitator<\/strong>, which takes real-time notes in Teams meetings and chats, and <strong>Project Manager<\/strong>, which automates plan creation and even completes tasks in Microsoft Planner. <em>In public preview.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">In the coming months, <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/Ignite24_Copilot_Partner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">partners<\/a> like <strong>ServiceNow<\/strong>, <strong>Workday<\/strong>, and <strong>Cohere<\/strong>\u2014along with dozens more\u2014will add their agents to Copilot, bringing their unique, mission-critical knowledge to organizations across HR, finance, and sales right in the flow of work. 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To empower every IT team to lead at scale, we&#8217;re introducing the <strong>Copilot Control System<\/strong>\u2014designed for IT to confidently adopt and accelerate the business value of Copilot and agents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Data protection <\/strong>enables intelligent grounding on enterprise data while respecting your organization&#8217;s controls. To give IT even more control, we&#8217;re announcing that <strong>SharePoint Advanced Management<\/strong> will be included at no additional charge for Copilot customers to accelerate adoption and address oversharing with built-in content governance reports and controls. <em>Generally available in early 2025.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Management controls<\/strong> allow IT to govern access and usage of Copilot and agents\u2014including controls over which users<strong> <\/strong>can use Copilot and agents\u2014along with visibility into agent status and lifecycle. And we&#8217;re announcing that <strong>Copilot in Microsoft 365 admin centers <\/strong>will be available to all Copilot customers to automate time-consuming IT tasks, provide personalized insights to improve tenant management, and answer admin questions. <em>In private preview; generally available early 2025<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><strong>Measurement and reporting <\/strong>allow IT and business leaders to track adoption patterns and return on investment from the use of Copilot and agents. We&#8217;re announcing that Microsoft Viva Insights will be included in Copilot at no additional charge as part of the new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/CopilotAnalytics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copilot Analytics<\/a><\/strong>. Copilot Analytics provides out-of-the-box experiences to measure Copilot adoption and business impact, customizable reporting for deeper analysis, and the new <strong>Copilot Business Impact Report<\/strong> for analyzing Copilot usage against business key performance indicators across sales, finance, marketing, and more. <em>The Copilot Business Impact Report is in public preview; Copilot Analytics generally available in early 2025<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B4mJO6F5kok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch a demo to transform your business with Microsoft 365 Copilot<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enabling-every-employee-to-be-secure-and-productive-with-windows\">Enabling every employee to be secure and productive with Windows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In today&#8217;s digital landscape, protecting your organization\u2019s data from emerging threats and ensuring system integrity is paramount. We&#8217;re pushing the boundaries to continue making Windows the most secure and performant platform for you and your organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">We\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsexperience\/?p=179153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">introducing<\/a> the <strong>Windows Resiliency Initiative<\/strong>, which includes <strong>Quick Machine Recovery<\/strong>\u2014a new solution to help customers recover from unexpected disruptions, giving admins the ability to execute targeted fixes from Windows Update on PCs even if they\u2019re unable to boot. <em>Coming to Windows Insider Program in early 2025.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">We\u2019re also excited to announce <strong>Windows 365 Link<\/strong>, the first Cloud PC device purpose-built by Microsoft to connect directly to Windows 365 in seconds. 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