Microsoft Copilot capabilities in Microsoft Copilot: what does this AI read, and can you turn it off?
Checked on October 26, 2026 by verification chain vchain-1
Whether it is on by default is not yet verified; whether it can be turned off is not yet verified.
The facts, edition by edition
| All editions | |
|---|---|
| What the AI does | Not yet verified |
| Model | Not yet verified |
| What it reads | Documents, Email, Meetings, Other data “It can generate responses anchored in your organizational data, such as user documents, emails, calendar, chats, meetings, and contacts.” [1] dated copy |
| Where the data goes | Not yet verified |
| Trains on your data | No “Data stored about user interactions with Microsoft Copilot is encrypted and isn't used to train foundation models (including those used by Microsoft Copilot) from model providers such as Microsoft (Azure Open AI Service), Anthropic, or OpenAI.” [2] dated copy |
| On by default | Not yet verified |
| Can be turned off | Not yet verified |
| Billing | Not yet verified |
| Feature type | Not yet verified |
| Frameworks the catalog links to it | Not yet verified |
All editions
- What the AI does
- Not yet verified
- Model
- Not yet verified
- What it reads
- Documents, Email, Meetings, Other data “It can generate responses anchored in your organizational data, such as user documents, emails, calendar, chats, meetings, and contacts.” [1] dated copy
- Where the data goes
- Not yet verified
- Trains on your data
- No “Data stored about user interactions with Microsoft Copilot is encrypted and isn't used to train foundation models (including those used by Microsoft Copilot) from model providers such as Microsoft (Azure Open AI Service), Anthropic, or OpenAI.” [2] dated copy
- On by default
- Not yet verified
- Can be turned off
- Not yet verified
- Billing
- Not yet verified
- Feature type
- Not yet verified
- Frameworks the catalog links to it
- Not yet verified
To turn it off
- All editions: Not yet verified
Frameworks the catalog links to it
Linked frameworks will appear once the reference set is published.
- All editions: Not yet verified
Sources
- Data, Privacy, and Security for Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
- Application card: Microsoft Copilot (for organizations), Microsoft, October 22, 2026
Change log
No change since first publication.
This fact sheet says nothing about your setup: the free readout, in French for now, reads it in your tools.