1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:07,964 This is your weekly brief on what Microsoft changed in Copilot — the week of 28 September to 4 October 2026. 2 00:00:07,964 --> 00:00:13,187 Every date you'll hear was read on a Microsoft page, and nothing here is a pitch. 3 00:00:13,187 --> 00:00:21,248 One week, told plainly: what moved, what it means for your organisation, and one thing worth checking before the week is out. 4 00:00:23,028 --> 00:00:26,536 The one change that matters this week is a date. 5 00:00:26,536 --> 00:00:36,621 Microsoft moved usage-based billing default-on for new Copilot Business licences bought through a partner — from 2 November to 1 December. 6 00:00:36,621 --> 00:00:40,640 Earlier word said November; 1 December is now the date. 7 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:51,310 And for the first time there's a published limit: four thousand Copilot Credits per user each month, set by default and adjustable by your admins. 8 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:56,281 Here's what the page says, in Microsoft's own words. 9 00:00:56,281 --> 00:01:02,420 The billing default turns on for new subscriptions purchased through a partner, beginning 1 December. 10 00:01:02,420 --> 00:01:08,133 And the spending limit — four thousand credits per user per month — can be adjusted by admins. 11 00:01:08,133 --> 00:01:12,266 So the default is a starting point, not a ceiling you're stuck with. 12 00:01:12,266 --> 00:01:13,786 You decide where it sits. 13 00:01:16,946 --> 00:01:20,157 Before you act, be clear on who this touches. 14 00:01:20,157 --> 00:01:31,146 The billing default applies only to new Copilot Business subscriptions bought through a partner — not your existing licences, and not other Copilot plans. 15 00:01:31,146 --> 00:01:34,428 Existing agreements don't change on their own. 16 00:01:34,428 --> 00:01:42,349 And the limit is a default, not a mandate: nothing is taken away, only metered — and the meter is yours to set. 17 00:01:44,089 --> 00:01:53,920 So the first line: the billing default for new partner-bought Copilot Business licences now lands 1 December, with a four-thousand-credit monthly default per user. 18 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:59,892 What it means for you — a month more to plan, and a limit you set before the first credit is drawn. 19 00:01:59,892 --> 00:02:09,120 The one thing to check this week: confirm which of your subscriptions are new CSP Copilot Business, and who holds the admin control to adjust that limit. 20 00:02:12,620 --> 00:02:25,463 Next: Copilot in SharePoint began general availability on 30 September, and with it, everyday use stays inside your Copilot licence while 'advanced work' is carved out and drawn from Copilot Credits. 21 00:02:25,463 --> 00:02:30,239 What it means for you — the same credit meter now reaches into SharePoint. 22 00:02:30,239 --> 00:02:38,951 The thing to check: look at which SharePoint actions your teams lean on, and whether any count as advanced work that will draw credits. 23 00:02:42,451 --> 00:02:44,069 Two more from the same wave. 24 00:02:44,069 --> 00:02:50,308 Copilot in OneDrive also reached general availability, on the same licence-plus-credits model as SharePoint. 25 00:02:50,308 --> 00:03:03,827 And the preview PowerShell commands that let you opt Copilot in SharePoint in or out are retiring now that it's generally available — your existing settings are honored until 1 November, after which this moves to the Site AI settings. 26 00:03:03,827 --> 00:03:06,600 Worth a note if your admins used those commands. 27 00:03:09,510 --> 00:03:10,478 Then Work IQ. 28 00:03:10,478 --> 00:03:23,216 On 30 September it opened public preview — grounding Copilot and its agents in your Dynamics 365 and Power Platform business data, with rollout continuing through October. 29 00:03:23,216 --> 00:03:24,632 It's credit-billed. 30 00:03:24,632 --> 00:03:30,293 What it means for you — a new place credits can be drawn, if you turn it on. 31 00:03:30,293 --> 00:03:39,232 The thing to check: decide whether Work IQ belongs in your plans yet, and set its limit before you enable it, not after. 32 00:03:42,732 --> 00:03:49,041 Last, a partner-side change you should know about only so you can set it aside. 33 00:03:49,041 --> 00:03:56,788 On 1 October a CSP 'growth margin' went live, and Microsoft 365 Copilot is a qualifying workload. 34 00:03:56,788 --> 00:04:03,018 That's partner economics — what your pricing is does not change because of it. 35 00:04:03,018 --> 00:04:05,973 What it means for you: nothing to do. 36 00:04:05,973 --> 00:04:09,806 The thing to check: none — note it, and move on. 37 00:04:13,306 --> 00:04:17,537 Now, what stayed quiet — because naming it is part of the job. 38 00:04:17,537 --> 00:04:22,041 No new change to Copilot Analytics or the usage-reports interface. 39 00:04:22,041 --> 00:04:25,317 No change to admin consent or Graph permissions. 40 00:04:25,317 --> 00:04:34,529 Autopilot, the 'Today' preview, and Copilot Managed Runtime all held where they were — no general-availability date, no new governance. 41 00:04:34,529 --> 00:04:37,873 A busy week at the front, steady everywhere else. 42 00:04:40,203 --> 00:04:41,259 That's the week. 43 00:04:41,259 --> 00:04:49,706 The next brief lands here, same place, next week — what Microsoft changed in Copilot, read from Microsoft's pages, nothing more. 44 00:04:49,706 --> 00:04:51,488 Thanks for the few minutes.