Getting started with Copilot in Microsoft Edge

How Copilot in Edge answers your prompts 

When you send a prompt to Copilot in Microsoft Edge, we may use multiple sources of information to help answer in a way that is relevant and helpful to you. These sources include the query, recent conversation history, and your browsing context.

Microsoft Edge will determine the sources it needs to respond based on the nature of your prompt.  For example: 

• For prompts that need to reference page content, (e.g., asking Copilot to summarize a webpage, video, or PDF), Edge can use information from the current webpage, your open tabs, your browser history, and your browser preferences to answer the question.

• For prompts that don't need to reference page content, such as "Help me plan a trip to Cannon Beach," Edge doesn't share page information outside the URL, page title, your prompt, and previous conversation history to help Copilot respond effectively.

How to use Copilot in Edge 

1. Sign in to Edge using your personal Microsoft Account. Learn how to sign in and create multiple profiles in Microsoft Edge if you have not done this before.

2. Navigate in Edge to a website, video, or PDF document you want to ask questions about.

3. Press the Copilot icon () in the upper right corner of Edge to open Copilot in the Edge sidebar.

   Note: The first time you use Copilot in Edge, Copilot will explicitly ask for your permission before using information from Microsoft Edge for the first time. Copilot will then remember this preference and use browser information as appropriate.

4. You can ask Copilot questions about the page content in multiple ways:

• Type a prompt. Type in and submit a prompt asking your question. Copilot will look at the page and give a response to your question.

• Use Copilot Vision.  Press the Voice button to ask a question. Copilot Vision will look at the page and then let you have a natural conversation with Copilot about the content. Read more about Copilot Vision.

• Ask Copilot for a summary.  Select “Create a Summary” or “Expand on this topic” in Copilot if you just want a straightforward analysis of the page content.

How to change Copilot in Edge privacy settings 

If you want to change privacy settings for these Copilot features in Edge, you can update your preferences by following these steps:   

• In the Edge sidebar, select the More menu (…) and then select Settings > Privacy.

• To prevent Copilot from using the current webpage, your browser history, or your browser preferences to provide responses, disable Context clues.

• To prevent Copilot from using its memory from previous conversations, Bing and MSN activity, or any other inferred interests, disable Personalization and memory.

For IT administrators that need to manage this feature in your organization, you can learn how Copilot in Edge works in your organization.