What’s New in Microsoft 365 Copilot – May 2025

AI is evolving—fast. And Microsoft 365 Copilot continues to push the boundaries of productivity, security, and user experience.

Welcome to the May 2025 Copilot Update, where things just got smarter, more secure, and definitely more useful. Whether you’re an IT admin, decision-maker, or tech-savvy professional, this update has something that directly improves how you and your team work.

Let’s break it down…

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Wave 2 Spring Release: Now Generally Available

Microsoft has officially rolled out the Wave 2 release—and it’s packed with power:

• ✅ Revamped Copilot App
• ✍️ New “Create” Experience
• 📓 Copilot Notebooks
• 🧠 Researcher and Analyst Agents (first-of-their-kind reasoning bots for work!)

These features aren’t just cool—they’re practical, and available globally through the Frontier Program.

Copilot Control System Gets a Major Upgrade

One of the most important parts of this update is trust and control—especially for organizations worried about sensitive data exposure.

Microsoft Purview DLP is Now Inside Your Favorite Apps

Copilot now respects Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies within Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. That means:

• If a file has sensitivity labels, Copilot won’t summarize or auto-generate content.
• If you try to pull content from restricted files, Copilot will stop you—with a polite “nope.”

👨‍💻 My take: This is a game-changer for regulated industries like finance, healthcare, and legal. AI is now acting responsibly.

Copilot Analytics: Finally, Everything in One Place

Soon, admins and decision-makers can access a unified dashboard combining:

• Viva Insights
• Copilot usage metrics
• Custom Agent analytics from Copilot Studio

Now you can track adoption, ROI, satisfaction scores, and agent performance—all in one clean interface.

💡 Tip: Microsoft is hosting a webinar “Measuring Impact with Analytics”—worth attending if you lead adoption or change management.

🔗 SafeLinks + Copilot Chat = Safer Conversations

Say goodbye to redacted links and hello to SafeLinks! Now, Copilot Chat links are:

• ✅ Time-of-click protected
• ✅ Analyzed for threats
• ✅ Reported inside Microsoft Defender dashboards

This is a big win for email security and phishing defense.

⚙️ Agent Management: A New Era for AI Admins

Admins, rejoice! Microsoft introduces an Agent Management Framework inside the M365 Admin Center. You can now:

• View all agents (store, shared, Microsoft, external)
• Control access by group/user
• Track usage, ownership, and lifecycles
• Enable staged rollouts with granular control

🤖 Why it matters: If your org is scaling AI, this is the governance layer you’ve been waiting for.

💳 Billing + Usage Updates: PAYG Now Smarter

Microsoft introduces Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) billing for Copilot agents:

• Assign Azure subscriptions at group level
• Set budget alerts
• Enforce spending caps
• Monitor cost trends in near real-time

📈 The new Message Consumption Report lets you track every billed message by user, agent, and even combinations.

🧠 User Superpowers: What You Can Do with Copilot Now

This month, Microsoft focuses heavily on the end-user experience. Here are some highlights:

📝 Copilot Notebooks in OneNote

Aggregate everything—notes, recordings, documents—and Copilot will contextualize it all. Even better? It can generate audio overviews of your content.

🌐 Edge + CTRL+F = Search Summaries

Now, when you search using CTRL+F in Edge, Copilot can summarize how the term is used on the page in the sidebar.

🗣️ Word Gets Smarter

• Real-time voice interaction
• Auto-generated citations
• Document coaching for better clarity and impact
• Select your summary depth—short, medium, or detailed

🖼️ PowerPoint Boosts Presentation Creation

• Reference up to 5 files, including PDFs & TXTs
• Keep original files untouched—Copilot creates new versions
• Launch from Backstage view with one click

💬 Copilot Chat Enhancements

• Schedule recurring prompts
• Access chat history with keyword search
• Verbally dictate prompts or ask Copilot to read aloud responses
• Connect with SharePoint & OneDrive folders
• Now available in the GCC Moderate environment

✉️ Outlook Attachment Summaries

Don’t have time to open attachments? Copilot will now summarize Word, PPT, and PDF files directly in the reading pane—and you can ask follow-ups right there.

Keep Track of All This

Want to stay ahead?

🧭 Bookmark these:

• Microsoft 365 Roadmap
• Copilot Release Notes

📌 Note: Rollout dates are subject to change, so always check for the latest.

💬 Final Thoughts by Lalit Mohan

This Copilot update reflects a strong commitment from Microsoft—not just to AI innovation, but to secure, meaningful integration across enterprise workflows. From real-time coaching in Word to billing control for admins, it’s all about putting power and responsibility in the hands of the user.

As a Microsoft 365 strategist, I see this update as a milestone in enterprise AI maturity. The gap between AI hype and AI value is narrowing—and Microsoft Copilot is leading that charge.