Status, availability and where to find it

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An admin opens the Microsoft 365 admin center, Copilot, Settings, View all, searches for "Frontier" and opens Copilot Frontier, then chooses No access (the default), All users or Specific users. AI administrators, Security administrators and Office Apps administrators can change it, and new features take up to three hours to appear. Users can't enroll themselves. D

• A 28 October message-center post says a Microsoft 365 Copilot license is no longer needed to enroll users in Frontier, while the Learn page still says it is. It makes no difference for app building, because Cowork and Code still need the license. D
• Frontier is also gaining previews of Teams, new Outlook for Windows, OneDrive and SharePoint from November, and Targeted release retires in January 2027. D

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The spending policy that includes Cowork or Code is what grants access to it, not only a budget. Microsoft notes that a low credit limit doesn't block access, and that the old Cowork entry under Agents, All Agents no longer controls who can use it. Microsoft's guidance is at least 2,000 credits per user per month for Cowork users. D

• One partner recommends a separate spending policy only for Copilot Managed Runtime, scoped to app users, with "Auto-apply new services" off and a monthly cap with alerts, so a busy month of building can't lock people out of their apps. C
• Whole-app builds have cost about 670 to 5,400 credits in public reports, far above Microsoft's per-task planning bands of 25 to 200-plus credits. Budget per app. C

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• Cowork is limited to the regions its Anthropic models support; inside the EU Data Boundary only GPT models are offered. D
• Copilot Managed Runtime is commercial cloud only, and the unified Copilot app isn't supported in special clouds. Community sources cite a roadmap item targeting GCC in November 2026; Microsoft hasn't confirmed it. DC
• Learn pages disagree on whether Code works in all Copilot languages or only English at this release. Students aren't eligible for Cowork. D

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Sources: Microsoft Learn and message-center posts as of 7 November 2026. D Treat Mac and mobile details as moving targets.

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This is the most common question from Frontier users, and there are four reasons.

• Code has exactly one host. It is a tab in the Microsoft Copilot app, alongside Chat and Cowork; open the app and select Code in the tab switcher at the top. Teams, Outlook and the mobile app don't carry it. D
• The Windows app needs admin preparation. Admins must opt the tenant in to the unified Copilot app rollout and set the app's update channel to Beta (an EdgeUpdate TargetChannel policy). Until both are done, the web is the only way in. D
• An older desktop build won't show it. The Microsoft 365 Copilot app was renamed Microsoft Copilot; a non-unified build installed earlier has no Code tab. DI
• Policy and discovery settings decide what you see. With discovery on but no spending policy, you get the Code welcome page but can't use it; with discovery off, the entry point is hidden. Local sessions are off until an admin sets the execution location to cloud and local. D

Going straight to copilot.cloud.microsoft/code works for many Frontier users, but the documented route is the tab switcher. D

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• Name and install: Microsoft Copilot, from Microsoft's download site or the Microsoft Store; admins can deploy an offline MSI (x64 or ARM64) or a macOS package through device management, or turn off automatic installation through Intune, Configuration Manager or Group Policy. D
• Requirements: Windows 11 version 22H2 or later and a current EdgeUpdate; Code local sessions need Windows 11 24H2 for secure local execution, and Mac local protection is planned. D
• First run: Code downloads its components once on first open. D
• What local adds: Code works in folders on your device, the default location or one you choose, and you can edit generated files directly in code view. Cloud sessions keep the project in an isolated cloud workspace you can reach from any device, and code view is read-only there. D

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• The portal: managedapps.cloud.microsoft lists every app shared with a person, and is the place to send users who lose a link. D
• The play link: each app runs at play.managedapps.cloud.microsoft/apps/<app-id>; organization links add a sharing id to the address. Links into a specific record or page aren't supported yet. DC
• Teams: post the link in a channel. A Teams tab, the Microsoft 365 app launcher, pinning and an installable mobile app are not documented. D
• Embedding: an admin can add a host origin to the frame-ancestors content security rule to embed an app in a custom site or SharePoint page; nothing else is documented. D

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