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Microsoft Copilot update. Microsoft has unveiled a new version of Copilot, modifying its interface and functionality. The company emphasizes how this change can be compared to the impact the Office suite had on the personal computer era, asserting that Copilot aims to define the way we work in the age of artificial intelligence.
What until now has been identified as an artificial intelligence-based assistant is now elevated to the role of a complete platform, a sort of “super app.” This evolution is immediately evident in the restyling of the user interface, which introduces a division into three main sections: Home, Code, and Autopilot.
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The Home section serves as the starting point for interacting with Copilot. From here, users can initiate conversations via chat or use the Cowork function, quickly accessing recent activities, receiving personalized suggestions, and resuming work exactly where they left off.
The Code section is specifically dedicated to programming. It allows you to create custom applications and tools simply by describing them through a prompt formulated in natural language. You do not need advanced software development skills to build trackers, dashboards, and widgets. This functionality relies on the same technology used by GitHub Copilot and includes a dedicated sandbox environment for security.
Code will be available in preview by the end of the year for Microsoft 365 Premium and Pro subscribers.
Finally, Autopilot represents the evolution of Scout, a digital collaborator that can be assigned a specific role and goal to achieve. You can give it a name, a role, and an objective so that it gets to work. In other words, it is an AI agent capable of monitoring information flows, managing conversations, and executing recurring tasks in complete autonomy. Autopilot leverages the cloud to ensure work continuity even when the PC is turned off.
What changes and what are the effects
Another significant novelty is the direct integration of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint via Office in Copilot. These applications are accessible directly from the Home screen, eliminating the need to launch external apps or reformat texts and tables after a copy-paste operation.
All things considered, what we are witnessing is a new approach by Microsoft. If until now we have seen the company insert Copilot everywhere in its services and applications, it is now starting to do exactly the opposite. Artificial intelligence becomes the platform and, instead of fragmenting, it incorporates other tools from the ecosystem within itself.
Cristiano Ghidotti published this information on September 25, 2026.
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