Configure Microsoft Copilot settings and extensibility
Intermediate
Administrator
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Admin Center
Configure the Microsoft Copilot tenant-settings catalog, manage web search and Cowork administration, set up Copilot Search, and extend Copilot with Copilot Connectors and third-party AI providers.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you can:
- Configure the Microsoft Copilot tenant-settings catalog and identify each setting's admin-center location.
- Manage web search for Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Chat, and configure Copilot Search.
- Govern Cowork access and web-search behavior without authorizing chargeable usage.
- Manage third-party AI providers and evaluate whether a provider offering is handled as a Microsoft subprocessor or an independent processor.
- Configure Copilot Connectors and choose connector types that balance richer grounding against expanded data exposure.
- Recognize awareness-level extensibility surfaces, including SharePoint AI skills and the Copilot Frontier program.
Prerequisites
- Experience administering Microsoft 365 workloads.
- Experience with Microsoft Entra ID identity and access concepts.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Copilot and its capabilities.