Power Platform 2025 Release Wave 2: Copilot Studio Part 1

With a huge list of Copilot Studio announcements, UG Expert Kylie Kiser covers part 1 of the Copilot Studio updates with Power Platform Release Wave 2. As the focus shifts to agents, Kylie notes that the features are making it easier and more effective to create and operate agents.
Key Takeaways
- Tuning in to releases: This release wave covers features coming out in October to March. Kylie encourages users to stay tuned as these features roll out, making sure to review them and test them out in your environment.
- Focus on agents: The first thing Kylie notes about the overview for Copilot Studio is that it’s talking about how Copilot Studio helps users efficiently build agents. The conversation has shifted from chatbots to Copilots and the user-guided conversation to fully focusing on agents. “We’re going to be creating agents, adding knowledge and instructions, connecting with various tools…but our focus is going to continue to shift to agents,” she says.
- Approvals: Automating approval decisions with intelligent approvals is one of the upcoming features. It enables making enhancements so approvals will be more customizable within Copilot Studio. For repetitive decisions, the agent can make decisions rather than being made manually by a human user. An AI-powered advanced approvals flow will still need to enable users to have full control.
- Task automation: Automating repetitive tasks as well as website and desktop apps with computer use will allow agents to reduce manual effort, minimizing errors and saving valuable time and resources.
- Custom models: Using your own model when generating responses can be deployed with Copilot Studio. Users can also use up to 1,000 files per agent for SharePoint and OneDrive. This higher limit of documents enables further customization and Copilot can learn from them for conversations.