Copilot Cowork supports local Microsoft Edge browser use
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Copilot Cowork can use Microsoft Edge on your device to complete web-based steps as part of a task, including on sites where you’re already signed in. Cowork works in a separate Edge tab while you follow its progress in the Cowork conversation.
What changed:
When a task requires a browser, Cowork can use your local Microsoft Edge browser to navigate pages, gather information, fill in forms, and complete supported actions on your behalf. Because Cowork works through your local Edge session, it can use sites you’re already signed in to with the same access you have. Credentials, cookies, and session tokens stay on your device.
Why:
Many workflows include steps that happen on websites. Local browser use lets Cowork carry the work into those experiences, helping you delegate a broader, multi-step task rather than manually completing each web-based step yourself.
Try this:
Open Copilot Cowork on the web in Microsoft Edge.
Ask Cowork to complete a task that requires a browser, such as gathering information from a website or completing a supported form.
Follow its progress in the Cowork conversation and provide input, approval, or take over when prompted.
Why this matters:
Cowork is designed to take on multi-step work. Local browser use extends that work to the browser, helping Cowork carry a task further from request to outcome while keeping you in control when your input or approval is needed.
Business impact:
Organizations can extend Cowork to more web-based workflows while maintaining existing browser, identity, Conditional Access, and data protection policies.
Personal impact:
You can spend less time navigating websites and manually moving through web-based steps, while staying in control of sensitive or consequential actions.