By Mayank Parmar
Publication Date: 2026-02-14 05:59:00
Microsoft is moving ahead with its plans to push Microsoft 365 Copilot to more customers on macOS, mostly enterprises. In a roadmap update spotted by Windows Latest, Microsoft says the Microsoft 365 apps suite now includes an extra app icon called a “Microsoft 365 Copilot,” but Copilot is not auto-installed unless you click on the placeholder icon.
“Starting mid-February 2026, the Microsoft 365 apps for Mac suite installer will include a shim for the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, enabling users to download the full Copilot app easily,” Microsoft noted in an update roadmap spotted by Windows Latest. The roadmap update is only visible to those with a Microsoft 365 enterprise subscription.
Windows Latest understands that Microsoft does not plan to install a full-fledged Microsoft 365 Copilot app when you install Microsoft 365 apps, such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access. Instead, it plans to create a Microsoft 365 shortcut, also known as “skim”…
