Copilot Actions on Windows

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• Austria Excluded
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• Romania Excluded
• Slovakia Excluded
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• Spain Excluded
• Sweden Excluded
• Iceland Excluded
• Liechtenstein Excluded
• Norway Excluded

Microsoft does not publish a full price for Copilot Actions on Windows. Plans are listed as the vendor names them; a missing price is shown as "not published", never guessed.

• Email Not stated
• Calendar Not stated
• Browses the web Yes Interacts with desktop and web applications in a contained environment. blogs.windows.com · checked Oct 22
• Makes purchases Not stated
• Phone calls Not stated
• Files Yes Works on local files: sort photos, organize Downloads, convert files, extract info from PDFs. blogs.windows.com · checked Oct 22
• Writes / runs code Not stated
• Proactive briefs Not stated
• Memory Not stated
• Multiple agents Not stated
• Runs when app is closed No Runs in the background in a separate Windows session on your PC while you use your device. support.microsoft.com · checked Oct 22
• App connectors Yes Agent connectors (MCP servers) registered in the Windows On-Device Registry. support.microsoft.com · checked Oct 22
• Voice Not stated

What Microsoft states about approvals, passwords, training and isolation. We report the vendor's claims; we do not audit them.

Asks before sensitive actions

YesMicrosoft’s stated principle: "Users approve all queries for user data as well as actions taken." support.microsoft.com · checked Oct 22

Sees your passwords

Not stated

Trains on your data

Not stated

Isolation

Agent workspace: a separate Windows session with its own standard (non-admin) agent account and scoped folder access. support.microsoft.com · checked Oct 22

• Microsoft warns of cross-prompt injection (XPIA) risks, where malicious content in UI or documents can override agent instructions. support.microsoft.com · checked Oct 22

1. Join the Windows Insider program. blogs.windows.com
2. Turn on the admin-level "Experimental agentic features" setting. support.microsoft.com
3. In the Copilot app, choose "Take Action" from the composer drop-down. blogs.windows.com

• Work agent

  ChatGPT Work

  OpenAI

  • Status Available (Available)
  • Where Worldwide (Worldwide)
  • Plan Free (Included in Free)

  checked Oct 22

• Always-on agent

  Claude Duet

  Anthropic

  • Status Waitlist (Waitlist)
  • Where US (United States)
  • Plan $20/mo (Cheapest plan that includes it: Pro)

  checked Oct 22

• Work agent

  Perplexity Computer

  Perplexity

  • Status Available (Available)
  • Where No country list (The vendor publishes no country list)
  • Plan Price not published (Included in Perplexity Max; price not published)

  checked Oct 22

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1. Dec 5, 2025
   Microsoft added support for agent connectors running in agent workspace. support.microsoft.com
2. Nov 17, 2025
   Copilot Actions began rolling out to Windows Insiders (excluding the EEA). blogs.windows.com

1. blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/11/17/copilot-on-windows-copilot-actions-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/ — launch date, regions, excluded regions, platforms, plans, capabilities, how to get it, FAQ, changelog
2. support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/ai-features/experimental-agentic-features — status, requirements, capabilities, safety, how to get it, FAQ, changelog