Microsoft surfaces hidden Copilot Browser Actions in Edge

Microsoft is surfacing a new hidden setting under the Privacy section of Copilot, named Browser Actions. According to its description, this toggle would permit Copilot to conduct web browsing and perform tasks using the user’s Edge profile. This points to Microsoft advancing its agentic browser agenda, aligning with earlier statements about autonomous Copilot agents in Edge. The aim appears to be direct competition with browser-native agents, like those recently introduced in Chrome with Gemini and in Perplexity’s Comet browser.

The Browser Actions feature would primarily benefit power users and professionals interested in automation, as well as anyone who wants Copilot to handle routine web navigation or actions without manual intervention. For now, the feature is still hidden and likely limited to internal testing, with no timeline for public rollout. It’s assumed this setting could enable Copilot to open tabs, interact with sites, and potentially fill forms or execute multi-step workflows inside Edge, using the active user profile, something Comet users are already familiar with.

The emergence of this toggle suggests that Microsoft is close to delivering these capabilities, responding to competitive pressure as Google pushes agentic workflows into Chrome and other browsers experiment with similar agents. The core question will be how much control and transparency users retain, as agentic features expand within browser environments.

For Microsoft, these developments fit its larger strategy of embedding Copilot across all user touchpoints, moving from simple assistants to task-completing agents. If implemented as described, the Edge agent would mark another milestone for browser-native automation, but it remains to be seen whether its flexibility and autonomy will match what’s already shipping in Comet or Gemini on Chrome. The leak itself was discovered via changes in the Copilot settings UI, and as of now, there’s no official company comment or external confirmation on the rollout timeline.