Microsoft 365 Copilot: Support for real-time screen sharing in Copilot voice sessions

Microsoft 365 Copilot will support real-time screen and camera sharing in voice sessions, enabling Copilot to analyze visual content and provide insights. This feature, enabled by default and controllable by admins and users, will roll out from late June to July 2026 worldwide.

[Introduction] 

Microsoft 365 Copilot licensed users will soon be able to share their desktop screen or mobile camera and ask Copilot questions about what they’re seeing. Copilot analyzes the visual content in real time and provides insights, explanations, or guidance grounded in both the on-screen content and the user’s work data. Vision in Microsoft 365 Copilot will be enabled by default and can be accessed through voice in Copilot. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 561037.

[When this will happen] 

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out vision in late June 2026 and it will be generally available by late July 2026. 

[How this will affect your organization] 

• Vision is on by default, and admins can disable it. 
• Users will start seeing the option to use vision during a voice conversation from the following locations:
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat input box  
  • Copilot key or Win+C shortcut on Windows 
  • Mobile camera sharing button in Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app 
• To start using vision on desktop screens, the user selects the “Start Screen Share” button.
  • A “Sharing your screen” message appears while sharing is active.
  • To stop sharing, users select the "Stop sharing" button.
  • On mobile, users tap the camera icon to start sharing and tap it again to stop.
• Visual input is user-initiated and session-bound. Copilot processes only the content shared during the active session. 
• Audio and video data is deleted after 48 hours. If feedback is enabled, data is temporarily stored for users to provide feedback to Microsoft. 
• Vision in Microsoft 365 Copilot adheres to Microsoft’s enterprise grade commitments to data security and privacy. 
• No action is required to enable the feature.
•  If you want to disable vision, you can do so in the Microsoft 365 admin center under Copilot > Settings > Copilot Actions > Screen and camera sharing
• You can disable vision in Microsoft 365 Copilot without affecting voice availability.  

[What you need to do to prepare]   

• Review how privacy and security of organizational data is protected when using this feature.
• Communicate the availability and benefits of this feature to your users.  
• Remind users to ensure that their microphone permissions and device settings are compatible with voice activation.

Learn more: 

• Data, Privacy, and Security for Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn
• Enterprise data protection in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat | Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn
• Providing feedback about Microsoft Copilot with Microsoft 365 apps | Microsoft Support

[Compliance considerations]

Question	Answer
Does the change store new customer data?	Yes. Screen content shared during a session is processed to generate responses. Processing follows existing Copilot data handling practices.
Does the change alter how existing customer data is processed?	Yes. Copilot will process visual input (shared screen content) in addition to text and voice inputs during active sessions.
Does the change introduce or significantly modify AI/ML capabilities?	Yes. Adds multimodal processing to interpret shared screen content during sessions.
Does the change provide users a new way of interacting with generative AI?	Yes. Users can provide visual context through screen sharing in addition to text and voice input.
Does the change include an admin control?	Yes. The feature is governed by existing Copilot controls and policies in the admin center.
Does the change allow a user to enable/disable the feature themselves?	Yes. Users control when to start and stop screen sharing during a session.