{"slug": "microsoft-brings-home-code-and-autopilot-to-copilot", "title": "Microsoft brings Home, Code and Autopilot to Copilot", "summary": "Microsoft is restructuring Copilot into three surfaces — Home, Code and Autopilot — with Home reaching the Frontier program in the coming weeks, Code following at the end of the month and Autopilot expanding to private preview at month's end. Home merges Chat and Cowork and embeds Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Code turns natural-language descriptions into apps using the same underlying technology as GitHub Copilot, and Autopilot (previously Scout) runs as a cloud-hosted agent with its own identity, memory, computer and workspace. Microsoft said Cowork, Code, Autopilot and frontier models use metered billing, while everyday Chat and Microsoft 365 app use is covered by a user license, and Fabric IQ is now generally available in Chat and Cowork with more than 20 million Power BI semantic models.", "body_md": "Microsoft is reshaping Copilot around Home, Code and Autopilot, combining quick assistance, delegated work, software creation and persistent agents in one app. Home brings Chat and Cowork together and embeds Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Home begins reaching the Frontier program in the coming weeks, Code follows at the end of the month with wider access afterward, and Autopilot expands to private preview at month’s end.\n\nHome surfaces recent activity, suggestions and work in progress. Chat handles quick questions and drafting, while Cowork takes longer assignments such as RFP responses, launch kits and financial close packages. Microsoft eventually plans to route each request to Chat, Cowork or Code automatically. Office in Copilot creates and edits real documents, workbooks and presentations, with changes synchronized to Office apps. PowerPoint can keep decks on brand, while Excel shows edits and recommends charts.\n\nCode uses the same underlying technology as GitHub Copilot to turn natural-language descriptions into apps, desktop widgets, dashboards, trackers and automations. It runs in a sandbox and can host apps within an organization’s tenant, backed by Microsoft IQ work context and synced plugins. Microsoft 365 Premium and Pro subscribers are due a preview later this year. Copilot Managed Runtime, now in preview, adds tenant-based hosting, governance and live-data connections for apps built with Cowork, Code and Copilot Studio.\n\nAutopilot, previously called Scout, keeps working without a fresh prompt. Users assign it a name, role and goal, and it can monitor channels, follow up on threads, carry out recurring work and resume projects days later. The cloud-hosted agent has its own identity, memory, computer and workspace. Grounded in Microsoft IQ, it can appear across Teams, Outlook, chats, channels and documents, subject to organizational permissions, auditing and governance.\n\nMicrosoft is also extending Copilot’s enterprise context and cost controls. Fabric IQ is generally available in Chat and Cowork, bringing more than 20 million Power BI semantic models, while Code support is coming through Frontier. Everyday Chat and Microsoft 365 app use is covered by a user license, but Cowork, Code, Autopilot and frontier models use metered billing. Today, a proactive Home view for mail, calendars, Teams threads, meetings and tasks, enters private preview in October. By the end of the month, @Copilot in Teams is expected to enter private preview using the shared context and permissions of a channel, group chat or meeting.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-brings-home-code-and-autopilot-to-copilot", "canonical_source": "https://www.testingcatalog.com/microsoft-brings-home-code-and-autopilot-to-copilot/", "published_at": "2026-09-26 06:40:57+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-26 07:00:12.843594+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "ai-products", "generative-ai", "ai-tools", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Microsoft", "Copilot", "Copilot Home", "Copilot Code", "Copilot Autopilot", "GitHub Copilot", "Microsoft 365", "Power BI"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-brings-home-code-and-autopilot-to-copilot", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-brings-home-code-and-autopilot-to-copilot.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-brings-home-code-and-autopilot-to-copilot.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-brings-home-code-and-autopilot-to-copilot.jsonld"}}