Microsoft makes Copilot Cowork open to everyone, and wants to help you tackle even the trickiest work tasks

Date:
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Description:
Microsoft and Anthropic reveal an upgraded Copilot Cowork is now generally available.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Microsoft and Anthropic reveal Copilot Cowork Anthropic AI platform gives Copilot the ability to really dig deep into work tasks Tool will be able to cover the entire Microsoft 365 platform Microsoft has announced its Copilot Cowork platform will now be generally available to Microsoft 365 Copilot users worldwide.

First revealed in March 2026, Cowork combines the power of Microsoft's own Copilot offering with some of the most powerful AI tools from Anthropic's Claude Cowork platform. The aim, the companies say, is to turn AI assistants from an interested observer into a full-on helper, giving you all the tools you need to get work done intelligently. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: Copilot Cowork In a blog post announcing the news, Charles Lamanna,
EVP, Copilot, Agents and Platform at Microsoft, noted "more than half of the Fortune 500 is using Copilot Cowork" following its initial preview launch.

"We have been impressed by your creativity and what you have all built with it," Lamanna added, describing use cases ranging from batch-editing spreadsheets, comparing thousands of files across two product versions, and evaluating at-risk opportunities for sales teams. You may like Claude Cowork is now available for enterprise use, adds analytics, access controls and more Microsoft wants to build its own, more secure version of OpenClaw for Copilot Microsoft is mixing up its Copilot AI leadership, so Suleyman can 'build enterprise tuned lineages'

"Cowork is the fastest growing feature in the history of our Frontier
program, and Cowork has among the highest user satisfaction of any Copilot or agent experience we have shipped," he said.

"We learned from what we saw, engaged with you along the way, and used everything we heard to improve quality and add new features, including model choice, extensibility through plugins, and new cost management controls." Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro
newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. (Image credit: Microsoft) To mark its general release, Microsoft has added a few extra tools to Copilot Cowork as it looks to make the service as useful as possible.

First is a greater choice in which AI model you utilize - at general availability, Copilot Cowork now runs on popular Anthropic models including Opus 4.8 and Sonnet 4.6.

In Frontier access, customers can also access GPT 5.5, with Cowork 1 coming soon, with Microsoft's latest model removing model bias and helping to
deliver enterprise-grade performance at a substantially lower cost for everyday Copilot tasks, helping organizations manage cost-sensitive
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Elsewhere, Microsoft is introducing new partner plugins for Copilot Cowork, with nine partners available immediately, including the likes of Monday.com, Miro and Moodys, with eight more coming soon, including workplace
heavyweights such as Adobe , Atlassian, Box and Canva.

Frontier users can now use Copilot Cowork to get online via a local Edge browser, expanding the range of tasks it can complete on behalf of users. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the
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