Edge Copilot update can now answer questions using content from every open tab

Microsoft on Thursday broadened Copilot inside its Edge browser, turning the feature from a page-level assistant into one that can answer questions using material from multiple open tabs. The update also folds in Voice and Vision features that let users ask questions out loud and share what is on screen during a session. Microsoft’s Edge site says Copilot can compare options, summarize open pages and “distill” large tab sets without leaving the browser. The move extends a push Microsoft has been making to place Copilot inside products people already use, including Windows, Microsoft 365 and Edge. On Microsoft’s consumer Edge page, the company says Copilot “works in your browser, using your tabs to compare options, surface key details, and give clear answers.” On its Edge for Business site, Microsoft says the browser’s AI features are designed to sit inside existing enterprise controls. (microsoft.com) ### How many tabs can Copilot actually use at once? Microsoft says Edge for Business can analyze content across up to 30 open tabs and return what it calls “context-rich answers” without requiring users to switch between pages. The company presents that as part of a broader “AI browsing” package that also includes video summarization and history-based retrieval. The consumer-facing Edge page describes the feature in less technical language, showing prompts such as comparing products, creating an itinerary from tabs and summarizing everything a user has open. (microsoft.com) Microsoft did not, on that page, publish a separate consumer tab limit. ### What changed beyond tab summaries? Microsoft’s support documentation says Copilot Vision can view a shared screen or browser window during an active session and answer questions using what it sees. (microsoft.com) The company says Vision is available from Windows, Edge and the Copilot mobile app, and that users must sign in to access it. (microsoft.com) Microsoft also says Vision works only when a user initiates a session, does not take actions on the user’s behalf and clears shared context when the session ends. A transcript of the conversation is stored in chat history, Microsoft says, but user inputs, images and page content are not logged or stored, and the feature is not available to commercial users signed in with an Entra ID account. (support.microsoft.com) ### Where does browsing history fit in? Microsoft’s Edge page says Copilot “remembers what you’ve worked on,” while the Edge for Business page describes tools that use browser history and Microsoft Graph context to surface meetings, tasks, priorities and previously visited pages. One feature, called Daily Briefing, is described as using Microsoft Graph and browser history; another promises natural-language retrieval of pages a worker saw earlier. (support.microsoft.com) Microsoft also promotes a feature called Journeys on the consumer Edge page with the phrase “Pick up where you left off,” indicating a more persistent layer of browsing context around prior work. The company does not, on that page, spell out the underlying retention period or enterprise defaults. ### What controls do IT departments get? Microsoft Learn says Copilot features in Edge can be configured through the Edge management service, and the documentation was updated on May 1, 2026. (microsoft.com) Microsoft says the service lets organizations manage Copilot Mode features in commercial environments and ties those features to Microsoft 365 security and compliance controls. A separate Microsoft Learn policy page says “Browsing with Copilot” on Windows and Mac is available only in Edge version 148 or later, only to users with an active Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription, and only on domains specified in an allow list. If no domains are configured in that allow list, Microsoft says the feature is effectively disabled. (learn.microsoft.com) Microsoft’s Edge for Business page adds that IT administrators can decide when to enable Agent Mode and which sites it can work on. The company says existing data protection policies, including DLP and usage-rights restrictions, are respected, and says the agent will not access passwords or payment methods stored in Edge. ### What comes next for enterprise rollout? Microsoft’s Edge for Business page labels the secure enterprise AI browser features as “coming soon,” even as public documentation for Copilot feature configuration and browsing policies is already live. (learn.microsoft.com) Microsoft Learn lists the Copilot feature configuration page as updated on May 1, 2026, and the browsing-with-Copilot policy page as updated on April 24, 2026. (microsoft.com)