Prime Highlight
- Microsoft introduced Edge for Business, combining AI tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot with enterprise-grade security for safe and controlled AI adoption.
- The new Copilot Mode enables proactive, agentic, and contextual workflows, helping organizations automate tasks and improve productivity while maintaining IT control.
Key Facts
- Edge for Business already serves as the main browser for many organizations, supporting nearly 60% of work browsing.
- Security features include enterprise data boundaries, Protected Clipboard, watermarking for sensitive content, and contractor device protections, with additional features rolling out through 2025–2026.
Background
Microsoft has introduced Edge for Business as the world’s first secure enterprise AI browser, designed to combine powerful AI tools with enterprise-grade protection. The company said the browser brings together Microsoft 365 Copilot, the Microsoft Graph, and the secure foundations of Edge to help organizations adopt AI without sacrificing safety or control.
Microsoft said Edge for Business already serves as the main browser for many customers, who use it for nearly 60% of their work browsing. With the new launch, the company expanded AI capabilities with Copilot Mode, a feature that enables agentic, proactive, and contextual workflows based on an organization’s data signals. IT teams can turn Copilot Mode on when ready, keeping full control over when advanced AI is allowed.
Early features in Copilot Mode include Agent Mode, which automates multi-step tasks on approved sites, and a new Copilot-inspired tab page offering search, chat, files, and daily briefings. These tools aim to simplify repetitive work and help employees stay organized.
Microsoft also said Copilot can now analyze up to 30 open tabs, including PDFs and internal pages, using multi-tab reasoning. The browser can now retrieve pages from the last three months of history through natural language and summarize YouTube videos, with support for more platforms planned.
Security remains central to Edge for Business. The browser’s protections include enterprise data boundaries, watermarking for sensitive content, Protected Clipboard to control copy-paste actions, and new controls for contractors using devices managed by other organizations. Admins can also manage Edge across all major operating systems through unified policy tools.
Microsoft confirmed that several features, including contractor protections and extension monitoring, will roll out in preview through 2025 and early 2026 as part of its broader move toward secure, AI-driven enterprise browsing.
