{"id":121692,"date":"2026-06-23T14:51:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licensing-blog\/?p=121692"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:51:25","slug":"free-30-day-trial-for-microsoft-365-copilot-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licensing-blog\/2026\/06\/23\/free-30-day-trial-for-microsoft-365-copilot-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Free 30\u2011day trial for Microsoft 365 Copilot Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft announce a free 30-day trial for Microsoft 365 Copilot Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Available from July 2026, customers can access the trial from within Copilot Chat without needing to enter any payment information. As with the full license, you must have a valid Microsoft 365 Business license in place, and there\u2019s a maximum of 300 users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While a readily available trial could be a cause for compliance concerns, Microsoft provide an overview of the considerations and recommend that you have AI usage guidelines in place. To assist with this, admins, as usual, have the ability to disable trials for users within the Microsoft 365 Admin Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find the blog announcement here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4uvlSo4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/4uvlSo4<\/a>, the Message Centre post here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4uzcdgt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/4uzcdgt<\/a>, and the prerequisites for Microsoft 365 Copilot Business here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4amhBMq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/4amhBMq<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft announce a free 30-day trial for Microsoft 365 Copilot Business. Available from July 2026, customers can access the trial from within Copilot Chat without needing to enter any payment information. 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