Microsoft 365 Copilot Gets Clearer DLP Notifications

Posted on July 29, 2026 by Jo SNAI

Have you ever wondered why Copilot couldn’t access, process, or return certain content?
Microsoft is making that experience much easier to understand. Previously, users could see different messages depending on how a Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy was triggered, which sometimes made it unclear why content wasn’t available.

With this update, Microsoft 365 Copilot will now display a consistent notification whenever organisational DLP policies prevent access to content. The goal is simple: improve transparency, reduce confusion, and help users understand that Copilot is respecting their organisation’s data protection policies.

What’s Covered?

The new standardized message applies to Microsoft Purview DLP protections across Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat, including:

Grounding DLP
Prompt DLP
External Email DLP

Where Will Users See It?

The unified notification can appear across Microsoft 365 Copilot experiences powered by Microsoft 365 Chat orchestration, including:

Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Microsoft Teams Copilot experiences
Outlook on the web Copilot experiences
Microsoft Edge Copilot experiences
Other Microsoft 365 Copilot chat experiences that rely on Microsoft 365 Chat orchestration

Whenever a DLP policy restricts Copilot from using specific content, users will see the same clear message indicating that access to some content has been restricted by an organisational policy.

Rollout Timeline

The feature is now rolling out across all environments:

Worldwide: Available from July 15, 2026
GCC: Available from July 20, 2026
GCC High and DoD: Available from July 23, 2026

What This Means for Your Organisation

Organizations already using Microsoft Purview DLP with Microsoft 365 Copilot or Copilot Chat don’t need to take any action. The update does not change how DLP policies work. Instead, it improves the user experience by providing a clearer and more consistent explanation when content is blocked.

For IT administrators, this is a good opportunity to review existing training materials, user documentation, and support resources to ensure they reflect the new messaging experience.

Bottom line: the protection remains the same, but the explanation gets better. Users gain more clarity on why content is unavailable, while organisations continue to benefit from the same trusted data protection controls.

Paperclip by FireCube: Bring Clippit Back to Life with OpenAI GPT 3.5

Posted on June 19, 2024 by jovathis

Clippy is back, in a new, unauthorized app that somehow has made it onto the Microsoft Store.

Clippy by Firecube uses Microsoft’s animated paper clip, Clippy (known as Clippit to purists), as a front end for ChatGPT 3.5, the AI chatbot developed by OpenAI. Although the app refers to Clippy by name, the full text description of the app immediately identifies it as “Not by Microsoft” to presumably fend off any lawyers that might be sniffing about the app. Firecube has a good reputation as a developer who looks deeply into new Windows code for unpublicized features.

Paperclip by FireCube (formerly known as Clippy by FireCube) brings back the infamous Clippit into your desktop powered by the OpenAI GPT 3.5 model (OpenAI key required as of this version).

Paperclip can be pinned to the screen for quick access to chat or just be left for nostalgia. This app is open source with improvements coming such as support for more characters like bob or classic clippy. Dragging and resizing and support for no OpenAI key required.

You can download it from Microsoft Store for free here!

Microsoft Copilot for Security generally available worldwide on April 1, 2024

Posted on March 14, 2024 by jovathis

Today, Microsoft announce that Microsoft Copilot for Security will be generally available worldwide on April 1, 2024. The industry’s first generative AI solution will help security and IT professionals catch what others miss, move faster, and strengthen team expertise. Copilot is informed by large-scale data and threat intelligence, including more than 78 trillion security signals processed by Microsoft each day, and coupled with large language models to deliver tailored insights and guide next steps. With Copilot, you can protect at the speed and scale of AI and transform your security operations.

Copilot for Security economic study, which shows that experienced security professionals are faster and more accurate when using Copilot, and they overwhelmingly want to continue using Copilot. The gains are truly amazing:

* Experienced security analysts were 22% faster with Copilot.
* They were 7% more accurate across all tasks when using Copilot.
* And, most notably, 97% said they want to use Copilot the next time they do the same task.

This new study focuses on experienced security professionals and expands the randomized controlled trial we published last November, which focused on new-in-career security professionals. Both studies measured the effects on productivity when analysts performed security tasks using Copilot for Security compared to a control group that did not. The combined results of both studies demonstrate that everyone—across all levels of experience and types of expertise—can make gains in security with Copilot. When we put Copilot in the hands of security teams, we can break down barriers to entry and advancement, and improve the work experience for everyone. Copilot enables security for all.

Microsoft Copilot App

Posted on January 3, 2024 by jovathis

Microsoft’s Copilot App has recently become available for Android and iOS and it brings many nice features.

With just one tap you can use the advanced GPT-4 model.

Generate pictures effortlessly with the integrated DALL-E 3, both from your gallery and directly from your smartphone camera.
Voice typing with Bing just got easier, and receiving spoken feedback feels more natural than ever before.
An AI-powered productivity tool that provides intelligent assistance so users can improve their creativity, productivity, and skills on Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and others.