Microsoft Edge is your AI-powered browser for work. With Microsoft Copilot in Edge, get answers to your questions without leaving your open tab on desktop and mobile. Ask Copilot to help you make decisions and research projects. Learn more about using Copilot in the Edge at Copilot in Edge.
Your admins have flexibility in controlling how their organization uses Copilot in Edge.
Enterprise data protection
When you sign into Copilot with an Entra (work) account, you receive enterprise data protection (EDP). This version of Copilot provides heightened security protections for sensitive organizational data. This means that information you give Copilot won't be used to train the AI model; your data remains private and secure.
How Copilot answers your prompts
More information on how Copilot answers your questions can be found at Frequently asked questions about Copilot Chat.
Also, learn how Copilot in Edge uses context clues to generate responses at How context clues work in Copilot in Edge.
Data and consent used by Copilot in Edge
If your organization has turned on Copilot, you may be given a consent dialog to allow Copilot to access page content. In some cases, your admin might have explicitly enabled or disabled Copilot's access to page content in which case you won't see a consent dialog.
How Data Loss Prevention is enforced with Copilot in Edge
Edge for Business comes with native capabilities for enforcing Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies. This way, your organization's approach to preventing unauthorized data disclosure automatically extends to Copilot in Edge. When your organization protects a page with DLP, and you attempt to summarize or access page content through Copilot in Edge, you'll see a response explaining that your organization won't allow Copilot to access the page.
When using Copilot in Edge with DLP policies, access to protected web pages and PDFs is restricted. As a result, you can't copy or paste content on protected sites. You also can't summarize protected content using Copilot in Edge on protected sites, and your organization can block Copilot from receiving sensitive files through the file upload feature in Copilot in Edge. Learn more about what can be summarized in Copilot in Edge, including sites protected by DLP policies, at Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Edge and Access to Page Content.
Information use and storage
More information on how Copilot leverages and stores data can be found at Privacy and security of web queries.
Our commitment to responsible AI
Microsoft has numerous protective measures in place that are constantly evolving. For details, refer to Empowering responsible AI practices.
Copilot in Edge experiences
Copilot in Edge the side pane
An image of Microsoft 365 Copilot opened in the side pane in Microsoft Edge for work.
Copilot in Edge is available as you browse, giving you contextual help without leaving your current page. Open it anytime by selecting the Copilot icon in the Edge toolbar, then ask questions about what you are viewing, summarize content, or get help moving a task forward. For Microsoft 365 Copilot Premium subscribers, the experience becomes more powerful because it connects to your Microsoft 365 data through the graph, helping you bring in relevant files, context, and insights as you work.
Copilot new tab page
An image of a Copilot new tab page in Microsoft Edge for work.
The Copilot new tab page in Microsoft Edge is designed to help you start your work day with everything you need in one place. It brings together search, chat, your calendar, and recent files in a single, streamlined view. Work cards highlight what matters most, like upcoming meetings, active documents, and suggested prompts based on your workflow, so you can quickly move from planning to doing.
To turn it on, go to Edge Settings > Copilot and AI > Copilot new tab page to toggle on the Copilot new tab page experience. Your organization may also enable it through policy.
Browse with Copilot for work
An image of a Copilot browsing the web on behalf of the user.
Users can now browse with Copilot in Microsoft Edge, enabling Copilot to navigate and complete browser actions alongside you when you explicitly ask it to.
When Copilot is acting on instructions, you'll see clear visual indicators such as a cursor in the tab heading and a blue hue around the tab Copilot is working in. You can pause or interrupt the process at any time. Copilot won’t access saved passwords or payment methods, and it pauses on sensitive actions to ask for confirmation before continuing.
It's currently available in a limited preview to test the experience with enterprise tenants who have opted in. Contact your IT admin to learn more about the preview.
Copilot respects existing tenant admin controls and Microsoft 365 data protection policies.
How Copilot for work in Edge works
- Open Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat in Microsoft Edge.
- In the menu located above the text box, select Chat only to open the menu, and then select Browse with Copilot.
- Tell Copilot what you want it to do.
- The more detailed the prompt, the better. The first time you browse with Copilot, you'll be asked to acknowledge a consent form.
Use it to browse the web with Copilot
- Ask Copilot to navigate: “Find the pricing page for a new SAAS product and summarize the plan differences.”
- Ask Copilot to act (where supported by the site): “Complete this form” or “Add this item to my cart.”
- Ask Copilot to execute multi-step workflows: “Open my top 3 competitors blogs, summarize the key information, and structure it into a newsletter format I can send to partners.”
- Nothing happens until you ask: Copilot won’t take actions on web pages unless you explicitly invoke it.
Frequently asked questions about Copilot in Edge
How can I tell if I’m logged into my work profile?
In most cases, you should be automatically signed into Microsoft Copilot with your Entra ID account after signing into Edge with your work profile. For more information about Entra IDs and signing into a work profile, see What's the difference between a Microsoft account and a work or school account?
What security mechanisms and protections are in place for Copilot in Edge?
Edge for Business is built on a secure enterprise browser foundation, and the same enterprise-grade protections extend to AI-assisted browsing so your organization stays in control.
- Existing protections continue to apply: Because Edge for Business has a secure enterprise browser foundation, data protections extend into AI experiences.
- Enterprise Data Protection (EDP) with Microsoft 365 Copilot: Prompts, responses, and files stay within your tenant and aren't used to train foundation models.
How does Copilot use my information?
When you submit a prompt to Copilot in Edge, it may use multiple sources of information to help answer in a way that is relevant and helpful to you. These can include the query, recent conversation history, and page context.
When Copilot uses page context in a work profile, relevant contextual data, including summaries and page content, may be stored and handled in accordance with your organization’s Enterprise Data Protection policies to support auditing and compliance requirements. Data handling may vary by feature and context.
This helps ensure that Copilot experiences align with enterprise security and compliance expectations.
Will Copilot browse the web automatically?
No. When you’re using Edge at work, Copilot won't browse with you unless you explicitly choose the Browse with Copilot option.
Can I choose which sites to allow Copilot to browse?
Your IT admin chooses which sites Copilot can interact with via an allow list and block list.
To see if a site allows browsing with Copilot, go to Edge Settings > Copilot and AI > Allow Copilot to browse with me. You should see an option to See which sites Copilot can browse.
When will my tenant get browsing with Copilot?
The capability is in a limited opt-in preview. To learn more, contact your IT Admin.