How Microsoft Copilot Handles Personal vs Business Data

Microsoft Copilot processes data differently depending on whether you use a personal Microsoft account or a work or school account assigned by your organization. Personal data, such as your OneDrive files and Outlook.com emails, remains in your consumer Microsoft environment. Business data, including Microsoft 365 documents and Teams messages, stays within your organization’s Microsoft 365 … Read more

Microsoft Copilot Search Plugin Behavior in Microsoft 365 Chat

When you use Microsoft 365 Chat in Copilot, the Search plugin controls how Copilot retrieves data from Microsoft Graph. You may notice that Copilot sometimes returns results from your tenant while other times it provides generic web answers. This behavior depends on whether the Search plugin is enabled and how it is configured. This article … Read more

Microsoft Copilot Code Interpreter: When and How It Runs

Many business users see Copilot generate code or data analysis but are unsure when the Code Interpreter feature is active. Copilot uses Code Interpreter to run Python scripts in a secure sandbox environment. This allows Copilot to perform complex calculations, create charts, and process data beyond its standard language model capabilities. This article explains exactly … Read more

Microsoft Copilot Embedding Behavior in PowerPoint Slides

When you ask Copilot in PowerPoint to generate content, the results can appear in different forms depending on how you insert them. Some users expect the generated text to remain editable like standard slide content. Others see it become an embedded object that is difficult to modify. This article explains why Copilot creates embedded objects … Read more

Microsoft Copilot Data Handling: What Stays Inside Your Tenant

Many business users worry about where their data goes when they use Microsoft Copilot. You type a prompt in Copilot for Microsoft 365, and the AI generates a response based on your documents, emails, and meetings. The key question is whether that data leaves your organization’s secure boundary. Microsoft designed Copilot to process your prompts … Read more

How to Stop Copilot From Using Your Prompts for Model Training

When you use Microsoft Copilot, your prompts and the responses generated may be used by Microsoft to improve its AI models. This data processing happens by default for certain Copilot experiences, especially those connected to the consumer service rather than your organization’s tenant. If you want to prevent your prompts from being used for model … Read more

Microsoft Copilot GDPR Compliance: What Customers Need to Know

Microsoft Copilot integrates with Microsoft 365 services and uses large language models to generate responses based on your organization’s data. Customers subject to the General Data Protection Regulation need to understand how Copilot handles personal data, where it processes data, and what controls exist to meet compliance obligations. This article explains the key GDPR compliance … Read more