Microsoft Copilot Studio for Beginners 2026 – Complete Guide

In this complete Microsoft Copilot Studio beginner guide for 2026, you will learn how Copilot Studio works from start to finish. We walk through all the essential features using one connected, real-world scenario, so you understand how agents are designed, configured, tested, and published. The focus is not on what we build, but on why each step matters and how the different parts of Copilot Studio fit together in practice. Download the lesson files used in this video: https://landing.andersjensen.org/M1FhJc Full Copilot Studio e-learning in my community: https://www.iloveautomation.ai/community TOP LEARNINGS 🔹 How Copilot Studio agents work 🔹 How knowledge, topics, tools, and instructions fit together 🔹 How to design, test, and publish a complete end-to-end agent scenario By the end of this video, you will understand the full Copilot Studio workflow and know which settings, concepts, and features actually matter when building agents. You will be able to confidently create your own agents using a structured, end-to-end approach and avoid common beginner mistakes. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Create the AI agent 00:04:17 Change GPT model 00:05:02 Knowledge 00:10:25 Instructions 00:13:21 Topics 00:23:04 Advanced instructions 00:26:52 Tools 00:39:56 Run a Prompt (AI Builder) 00:48:18 Publish to Teams 00:53:30 Publish to 365 Copilot