MC1492154 - Enhanced M365 Copilot Memory - Copilot is now personalized with work data

Microsoft 365 Message Center announcement MC1492154.

MS Message Center's Summary

Microsoft is introducing enhanced personalization for Microsoft 365 Copilot by incorporating work data inferences into responses. The global rollout begins in early October 2026 and concludes by late October 2026. While administrators can manage this capability using the enhancedPersonalizationSetting control, users retain the ability to disable work insights within their personal settings. Organisations should review these new AI capabilities and communicate the privacy controls to their employees.

Administrator impact
No direct administrator action is required.
End user impact
Users will receive more personalised responses in Copilot based on their work data and can opt out through their personal settings.
Importance
3/10: This is a standard feature rollout introducing optional AI personalisation with administrative controls available if needed.

Microsoft Summary

M365 Copilot now uses Microsoft 365 work data to provide personalized responses, rolling out worldwide in October 2026. Users can disable this via "Chat History and Work Insights" settings; admins can control it with enhancedPersonalizationSetting. No admin action or compliance issues are required.

Message Center ID
MC1492154
Category
stay Informed
Severity
normal
Services
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Tags
New feature, User impact, Admin impact
Roadmap ID
551195
Platforms
Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac, Web
Published
2026-10-08
Last updated
2026-10-08
Expires
2026-11-30

[What and Why:] Copilot now uses inferences Microsoft 365 data as context to provide more personalized responses to your work. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 551195 [Rollout Schedule:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out on early October 2026 and expect to complete by late October 2026. [Impact on Your Organization:] Inferences from Microsoft 365 data will be used to provide Copilot additional context for more personalized responses. To disable Copilot from using inferences generated from Microsoft 365 work data ("Work insight") users can disable the "Chat History and Work Insights" toggle in Settings > Personalization Admins can disable this setting with the enhancedPersonalizationSettingadmin control. [Action Required/Recommendations:] No additional work is required from the admin. Microsoft 365 inferences in Copilot can be managed through the enhancedPersonalizationSetting control [Compliance considerations:] No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.