Microsoft kills Copilot Mode on Edge browser: Here's what's replacing it

Microsoft is shutting down Copilot Mode on its Edge browser—not because it failed, but because everything it offered is now just part of how Edge works. The company has embedded Copilot's AI capabilities directly into the browser for both desktop and mobile, making the separate mode redundant.The centerpiece of the update is multi-tab reasoning. Open a dozen hotel pages or smart TV listings, ask Copilot to compare them, and it pulls details from every tab into a clean, side-by-side breakdown—without you having to leave the page you're on. Previously, this required enabling Copilot Mode explicitly. Now it's a single click on the Copilot icon.Microsoft is also giving Copilot a longer memory. With permission, the assistant can draw on your browsing history to pick up where you left off—resuming research, returning to a product you were eyeing, or finishing up a thread you dropped mid-read. Long-term memory, which lets Copilot reference previous conversations, is now available on both desktop and mobile.The mobile app is getting a notable overhaul too. Vision and Voice, previously desktop-only, now lets you share your screen with Copilot and talk through what you're looking at in real time—no typing required. The Journeys feature, which groups your browsing history into topic-based project cards, is also making the jump to mobile.For students, the new Study and Learn mode converts open webpages into guided study sessions and interactive quizzes—just type "Quiz me on this topic" into Copilot. There's also a Writing Assistant that generates and rewrites drafts in-context, and a podcast generator that turns your open tabs into an audio summary you can listen to on the go.Copilot Mode originally launched in July 2025. Less than a year later, it's been absorbed into the browser entirely.