What's new and planned for Power Automate

This topic lists features that are planned to release from October 2024 through March 2025. Because this topic lists features that may not have released yet, delivery timelines may change and projected functionality may not be released. For more information, go to Microsoft policy.

In the General availability column, the feature will be delivered within the month listed. The delivery date can be any day within that month. Released features show the full date, including the date of release.

This check mark ( ) shows which features have been released for public preview or early access and for public preview, early access, and general availability.

AI flows

Use generative AI to reason over unstructured content and determine what steps and sequence are needed to achieve a process.

Feature Enabled for Public preview Early access* General availability
Use generative AI to achieve a process in AI flows Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Nov 2024 - Feb 2025

Cloud flows

Quickly automate across a variety of systems through advanced AI and extensive connectivity.

Feature Enabled for Public preview Early access* General availability
Create Power Automate flows in Excel Users, automatically - - Dec 2024
Use workflows on calendar events in Teams and Outlook Users, automatically - - Oct 2024
Monitor performance for cloud and desktop flow activities in Automation Center Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Jun 5, 2024 - Nov 2024
Connect to other environments from the Microsoft Dataverse connector Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Nov 12, 2023 - Nov 2024
Run a cloud flow for more than 30 days per invocation Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Oct 2024 - -
Create a flow on a file in Teams Users, automatically - - Oct 2024
Create and edit expressions with Copilot Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Be more productive with Power Automate and Excel desktop Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically - - Dec 2024

Copilot for Power Automate

Let Copilot help you create automations using natural language.

Feature Enabled for Public preview Early access* General availability
Use Copilot to analyze automation activity Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Nov 6, 2023 - Dec 2024
Automate with ease using the AI Recorder Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Sep 2, 2024 - Mar 2025
Transform scripting using AI-driven natural language Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Nov 12, 2023 - Nov 2024
Maximize your productivity with generative answers Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Nov 12, 2023 - Nov 2024
Streamline workflow creation with the next best action Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Jan 29, 2024 - Nov 2024
Generate flow description using AI Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Apr 25, 2024 - Dec 2024
Use natural language to create a flow in Teams Users, automatically - - Oct 2024

Desktop flows

Use the new desktop flows features to automate tasks on your Windows PC.

Feature Enabled for Public preview Early access* General availability
Self-heal UI and browser automation actions at execution with AI Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Dec 2024 - Mar 2025
Power Fx integration with Power Automate for desktop Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Dec 18, 2023 - Nov 2024
Use machine to credential mapping in desktop flow connections Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Nov 2024 - -
Connect your own virtual network with hosted machine group Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Sep 2024 - Nov 2024
Monitor, manage your automations and related assets Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically May 21, 2024 - Dec 2024
Use Copilot to analyze cloud flow runs Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically May 21, 2024 - Dec 2024
Use Copilot to analyze desktop flow runs Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically May 21, 2024 - Dec 2024
Use Copilot to analyze work queue data Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically May 21, 2024 - Dec 2024
Use Copilot to ask Power Automate product questions Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically May 21, 2024 - Dec 2024

Process mining

Optimize operations and uncover opportunities for automation with process mining and task mining for Power Automate.

Feature Enabled for Public preview Early access* General availability
Scale faster with Process Mining thin client app Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Nov 2024 - Jan 2025
  • You are able to opt into some features as part of early access on August 12, 2024, including all mandatory changes that affect users. To learn more, go to Early access FAQ.

Description of Enabled for column values:

  • Users, automatically: These features include changes to the user experience and are enabled automatically.

  • Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically: These features are meant to be used by administrators, makers, marketers, or business analysts and are enabled automatically.

  • Users by admins, makers, or analysts: These features must be enabled or configured by the administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their users.

For a list of the countries or regions where Dynamics 365 business applications are available, go to the International availability guide. For more information about geographic areas and datacenters (regions), go to the Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform availability page.