University of Bristol incident

Copilot 'turned off'

Resolved after 4 days 6 hours, affecting Other services and Other services (Other services — Bristol), on October 9, 2026.

identified Oct 09, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC

We have seen reports of Co-Pilot being 'turned off for your organisation'. Further investigation has identified that this is an issue caused by Microsoft and not something UoB have had any control over. There are some workarounds that MAY work including using the browser version at https://copilot.microsoft.com or launching using the Co-Pilot chat icon in the top right hand corner of your browser.

Started
Oct 09, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 13, 2026, 04:31 PM UTC
Duration
4d 6h
Detected by Pingoru
Oct 09, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC

Affected components

Other servicesOther services (Other services — Bristol)

Update timeline

  1. identified Oct 09, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC

    We have seen reports of Co-Pilot being 'turned off for your organisation'. Further investigation has identified that this is an issue caused by Microsoft and not something UoB have had any control over. There are some workarounds that MAY work including using the browser version at https://copilot.microsoft.com or launching using the Co-Pilot chat icon in the top right hand corner of your browser.

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