Microsoft has begun combining its consumer Copilot app with Microsoft 365 Copilot. The two separate experiences now come together in a single unified app, while personal and work account data stay fully separate. This move marks the first step toward the larger “super app” Microsoft plans to release later this year.
If two Copilot icons have sat on your taskbar for months, that ends with this change. The company is rolling out the merged version so users no longer need to juggle separate apps for personal and work tasks.
What Changes for Different Users
What you see after the merge depends on which version you used before.
Users who stuck with the standalone consumer Copilot app move to the updated version automatically. Chats and content transfer over with them.
People who only used Microsoft 365 Copilot notice mostly small navigation updates and a refreshed icon. They also get free access to Copilot chat for the first time.
Anyone who ran both apps finds their chats and content brought into one place. Personal data and work data remain completely separate. Enterprise security, compliance, and government controls stay unchanged. Switching between personal and work accounts continues to work the same way it always has.
New Capabilities and What’s Going Away
The unified app lets you move straight from a Copilot conversation into Word, Excel, or Outlook without leaving the app. The old standalone consumer version couldn’t do that.
Not every feature makes the cut. Podcasts and Deep Research stop working entirely after August 18. Group Chat threads and messages also fail to carry over past that date.
Shopping and Copilot Health may go offline for a short time while the updates roll out. The dedicated Copilot key on many Windows keyboards still works, though it will open the single unified app once it lands on your device.
When the Update Arrives
Mobile and web versions start receiving the merged app this month. Windows and Mac apps follow in mid-September.
The change keeps personal and work experiences side by side inside one interface. Microsoft has designed the rollout so account data never mixes, even as the two previous apps become one.