Microsoft kills Copilot Mode on Edge browser: Here’s what’s replacing it

Microsoft is shutting down Copilot Mode on its Edge browser—not because it failed, but because everything it offered is now just part of how Edge works. The company has embedded Copilot’s AI capabilities directly into the browser for both desktop and mobile, making the separate mode redundant.The centerpiece of the update is multi-tab reasoning. Open a dozen hotel pages or smart TV listings, ask Copilot to compare them, and it pulls details from every tab into a clean, side-by-side breakdown—without you having to leave the page you’re on. Previously, this required enabling Copilot Mode explicitly. Now it’s a single click on the Copilot icon.

Edge Copilot can now access your browsing history and past chats

Microsoft is also giving Copilot a longer memory. With permission, the assistant can draw on your browsing history to pick up where you left off—resuming research, returning to a product you were eyeing, or finishing up a thread you dropped mid-read. Long-term memory, which…