Microsoft Fall 2025 Release - Noteworthy Updates
Browser Control Just Moved to Software
Copilot Mode transforms Edge into an AI-powered browser that can take autonomous actions
Microsoft’s October 23 announcement hands operational control of Edge to AI. Not search assistance. Actual browser control—clicking buttons, booking reservations, filling forms. This happened two days after OpenAI launched Atlas with near-identical positioning.
The question isn’t whether AI makes browsing faster anymore. It’s who takes the call when AI books the wrong vendor or clicks accept on something Legal never saw.
My mind is racing with so many questions!
What shipped
Copilot Actions (U.S. limited preview):
AI takes browser control via voice or text commands
Opens pages, unsubscribes from emails, makes restaurant reservations autonomously
Requires explicit permission for history/credentials access
Copilot Journeys:
Remembers browsing sessions, groups by topic
Creates resume points for unfinished projects
Surfaces related tabs from past work automatically
Memory & Personalization:
Long-term memory across conversations and apps
Processes up to 300 pages (~1.5M words) per document
Integrates OneDrive, Outlook, Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar
Users control deletion but default is persistence
Copilot Groups:
Up to 32 users in shared AI sessions
AI summarizes threads, tallies votes, splits tasks
Mico avatar:
Visual companion for voice interactions
Easter egg transforms it into Clippy
Available U.S./Canada/U.K. initially
Mico: Microsoft’s new expressive avatar for Copilot voice interactions
Strategic positioning
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman called this “human-centered AI“ that gives time back.
What this means operationally
Liability moved faster than policy
When Copilot Actions books the wrong service or auto-fills incorrect information in a client-facing form, who owns that decision? The software license doesn’t include liability coverage.
Memory creates switching costs
Persistent behavioral data across Microsoft’s ecosystem means the AI gets smarter about your workflows. Another area to look at what this means for Purview visibility.Browser control is platform control
If Edge becomes the default AI-enabled browser, Microsoft could influence the integration layer for every SaaS tool our teams use.
Preparing our teams
Define AI boundaries before rollout
It’s not super clear which ones are rolling into the Enterprise Office 365 vs Personal, Business licenses. I’ll be looking into the Microsoft Roadmap closely.Decide who enables browser history access
Default should be off unless there’s documented business justification with Legal/Compliance sign-off.
This is the biggest shift in browsing since the tab.
What’s your team’s plan to manage it? Let me know in the comments.
References
Official sources:
Meet Copilot Mode in Edge - Microsoft Edge Blog
Human-centered AI - Microsoft Copilot Blog (Mustafa Suleyman)
AI Browser: Copilot Mode - Microsoft Copilot
Analysis: