Copilot in Microsoft Edge can now analyse your browsing history to be more helpful — it will also create personalized journeys that enhance your browser usage

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Microsoft is rolling out two new AI features for its Edge browser, Copilot Actions and Copilot Journeys. These features were initially revealed a few months ago. Copilot Actions lets the AI assistant automatically perform tasks on websites for you, while Copilot Journeys remembers your browsing and lets you easily resume your research or tasks from where you left off.

Copilot Actions in Edge work alongside the new Copilot Actions for Windows, letting Microsoft’s AI directly handle tasks for you within a webpage or the browser. Instead of just telling you *how* to do something – like booking a flight and hotel or posting a comment – Copilot will actually *do* it for you.

Want to spend less time (and money) on shopping? Microsoft suggests using Copilot in Edge to scan your email and automatically unsubscribe you from all those promotional newsletters.

We’re excited to announce the first public test of Copilot Journey! This feature lets Copilot learn from your browsing activity to create custom journeys, making it easy to pick up where you left off. You’ll see these as handy boxes on your new tab page that let you quickly reopen related tabs with just one click.

As a tech enthusiast, I’m really liking what Copilot does while I’m browsing! Basically, it automatically creates a quick summary of whatever webpage I’m looking at, giving me the main points. For instance, if I’m checking out a pizza recipe, it’ll give me a summary like, “A guide to making pizza from scratch, with dough and topping ideas.” But it doesn’t stop there! Copilot groups all this together – the summary, the page title, the URL, my searches, and even our chats – into what it calls a ‘Copilot Journey.’ It’s like it’s tracking my progress on a task, so I can easily jump back in where I left off without having to retrace my steps. It’s super helpful for staying focused and keeping everything organized!

Besides helping you plan trips with the Journeys feature, Copilot can also learn from your browsing history to be a better AI assistant. You can ask it about websites you’ve visited before, and Copilot will be able to find that information for you by looking through your past browsing.

Microsoft states that this feature is completely optional and your data won’t be shared without your explicit permission. They emphasize that your browsing history will only be accessed if you actively agree through the settings, and you can disable it at any time.

Copilot Actions and Copilot Journeys aren’t turned on automatically. You need to enable them in the settings to start using them. Also, Copilot Journeys is only available to users in the United States right now, so if you’re outside the US, you’ll need to wait until it’s available in your region.

Beyond the new Copilot features in the Edge browser, Microsoft has also updated the Copilot assistant with several improvements. These include a new visual avatar named Mico, the ability to chat with groups, and a helpful feature that challenges your thinking if you’re making incorrect assumptions.

When is Copilot Journeys available?

I’m starting to see a new feature called Copilot Journeys become available today in the US. It looks like it’s rolling out gradually, so not everyone will have access immediately, but it should be available in more places in the next few weeks.

Is Copilot Journeys an optional feature?

As a researcher, I want to clarify that Copilot Journeys is completely optional. You have full control over whether or not to enable it, and turning it off prevents Copilot from accessing your browsing data.

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2025-10-23 19:20