Microsoft will begin automatically pushing the Microsoft 365 Copilot desktop app to Windows devices that already have Microsoft 365 desktop clients installed, in a background rollout scheduled to start in October 2025 and described by Microsoft as beginning in “Fall 2025.”
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Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot desktop app on most Windows PCs that already have Microsoft 365 desktop applications, in a background, phased rollout Microsoft describes as starting in “Fall 2025” and which industry reporting has translated into an...
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Starting in early October and finishing around mid‑November 2025, Microsoft will quietly push the Microsoft 365 Copilot app to many Windows PCs that already have Microsoft 365 desktop apps installed — downloading and installing the app in the background, adding an icon to the Start menu, and...
Microsoft will begin installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app automatically on Windows devices that already have the Microsoft 365 desktop apps, a background rollout that starts this fall and is expected to reach completion by mid‑November — but it won’t happen for devices in the European...
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Microsoft will begin automatically installing the standalone Microsoft 365 Copilot app in the background on many Windows devices that already run Microsoft 365 desktop clients, with a notable carve‑out for devices in the European Economic Area — a move that promises faster feature rollout and...