Microsoft is planning to allow Windows 11 users to customize the Copilot key that has started shipping on new laptops and keyboards. The Copilot key is configured as default to launch Microsoft’s Copilot app on Windows 11, but the company is now testing the ability to use it to launch other apps instead.

One of Microsoft Copilot's biggest advantages is its ability to help users within the Microsoft 365 apps, which have become a steady cornerstone of many people's workflows. With Wave 2, Microsoft is using customer feedback to further its Copilot assistance in the applications and improve user accessibility.

In Microsoft Teams, Copilot can now "reason" over a meeting transcript and meeting chat, enabling users to ask if there were any missed questions. A new feature in Outlook called

Copilot is the new UI for AI,” said Microsoft corporate vice president of AI at Work Jared Spataro at the reveal of Microsoft 365 Copilot Phase 2.

Copilot Pages is Microsoft's new headline feature, with improvements to user experience for small businesses also being rolled out.