Pin Microsoft Copilot to the Windows taskbar

As an admin, you can pin the Microsoft Copilot app to the Windows 11 taskbar on Intune-managed devices. This action gives users quick access to Copilot features such as Chat, Search, and Agents. The setting is off by default.

Before you begin

To configure Copilot taskbar pinning in the Microsoft 365 admin center, you need to be assigned the Intune Administrator role.

Note

The information in this article is specific to the Microsoft Copilot app and the Windows taskbar. You can also pin the Copilot Chat experience in the Microsoft 365 apps.

Install the Microsoft Copilot app

Microsoft Copilot is a standalone application that provides access to Chat, Search, Agents (if enabled), Notebooks, and Create. Copilot Chat is an integrated chat experience available within Microsoft 365 apps. To understand the difference between the Copilot app and Copilot Chat, see Decide which Copilot is right for you.

Install the Microsoft Copilot app before you configure this policy. For more information, see the Deployment overview for the Microsoft Copilot app If the app isn't installed, this policy has no effect.

Configure Copilot app pinning policy

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center.

  2. Go to Copilot > Settings > View all.

  3. Select Pin Microsoft Copilot to the Windows taskbar.

  4. Choose one of the following options and then select Save:

    • Pin the Microsoft Copilot app to the Windows taskbar

      Select this option to automatically pin Microsoft Copilot app to the Windows taskbar. When you enable this setting, the Copilot app appears to the right of other apps that are already pinned on the taskbar. The user isn't notified when this action is applied on the device.

      If the user previously pinned the app to their taskbar, this policy doesn't change their configuration. The user can manually unpin the app from the taskbar. Their preference is respected during future policy refreshes on the following versions of Windows 11 or later:

    • Do not pin the Microsoft Copilot app to the Windows taskbar

      This is the default setting: Managed policy does not pin Microsoft Copilot app to the Windows taskbar. Users can still pin these apps manually. You can change these settings at any time. On devices running Windows 11 or later, changes take up to eight hours to apply and don't require a restart. Changes to devices running older versions of Windows take up to 48 hours to apply and might require a restart.

Screenshot that shows the Windows taskbar with the Microsoft Copilot app pinned.

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