Microsoft Edge: v.148 - Shadow AI

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft 365
Type: Availability
Announcement date: 2026-04-14
Effective date: Date not published
Impact: Affected

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Currently admins can set Purview DLP policies to protect sensitive data from being sent to any Generative AI apps, users get blocked from sending their prompts to LLM when this is triggered and stops their workflow. This new add-on to the feature shows a new UI that will give users the option to be redirected to M365 Copilot which will open and navigate to this M365 Copilot tab and allow them to send the same prompt there. GA date: May CY2026 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft Edge Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) Microsoft Purview Web

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Who is affected: The audience described by the Microsoft update is represented by: Microsoft Edge: v.148 - Shadow AI Currently admins can set Purview DLP policies to protect sensitive data from being sent to any Generative AI apps, users get blocked from sending their prompts to LLM when this is triggered and stops their workflow. This new add-on to the feature shows a new UI that will give users the option to be redirected to M365 Copilot which will open and navigate to this M365 Copilot tab and allow them to send the same prompt there. GA date: May CY2026 Launched General Av

Why it matters: The change matters because the official source describes: Microsoft Edge: v.148 - Shadow AI Currently admins can set Purview DLP policies to protect sensitive data from being sent to any Generative AI apps, users get blocked from sending their prompts to LLM when this is triggered and stops their workflow. This new add-on to the feature shows a new UI that will give users the option to be redirected to M365 Copilot which will open and navigate to this M365 Copilot tab and allow them to send the same prompt there. GA date: May CY2026 Launched General Av

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Microsoft Edge: v.148 - Shadow AI Currently admins can set Purview DLP policies to protect sensitive data from being sent to any Generative AI apps, users get blocked from sending their prompts to LLM when this is triggered and stops their workflow. This new add-on to the feature shows a new UI that will give users the option to be redirected to M365 Copilot which will open and navigate to this M365 Copilot tab and allow them to send the same prompt there. GA date: May CY2026 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft Edge Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) Microsoft Purview Web
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Microsoft Edge: v.148 - Shadow AI Currently admins can set Purview DLP policies to protect sensitive data from being sent to any Generative AI apps, users get blocked from sending their prompts to LLM when this is triggered and stops their workflow. This new add-on to the feature shows a new UI that will give users the option to be redirected to M365 Copilot which will open and navigate to this M365 Copilot tab and allow them to send the same prompt there. GA date: May CY2026 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft Edge Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) Microsoft Purview Web
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Microsoft Edge: v.148 - Shadow AI Currently admins can set Purview DLP policies to protect sensitive data from being sent to any Generative AI apps, users get blocked from sending their prompts to LLM when this is triggered and stops their workflow. This new add-on to the feature shows a new UI that will give users the option to be redirected to M365 Copilot which will open and navigate to this M365 Copilot tab and allow them to send the same prompt there. GA date: May CY2026 Launched General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft Edge Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) Microsoft Purview Web
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