Cowork isn't showing next to Copilot in the M365 app on Windows 11
The question
In my case, in US, premium copilot, and with cowork turned on for me during frontier mode and still on after GA (with paygo), my screen does not show cowork as slide next to copilot. Here is my screen. cowork is on left rail. unfortunately I cant seem to copy in a screen shot here. Note, the items across the top of my PC M365 app are WorkIQ Auto then ont he right it says New Design slide and the green shield and the more “,,,” Thank you for your work!
The answer
Hi — thanks for flagging this, you’re right that it’s worth clarifying. And good news first: you’ve found it. 🎉
Cowork shows up in a couple of spots depending on your app version — the left rail is one of them, and it also lives in Outlook and Teams now. Microsoft’s own steps point to the toggle next to Chat, but the Microsoft 365 app is rolling out a new layout where Cowork sits in the left navigation rail too — so both are valid, and what you’re seeing is expected.
Where to find it:
- Our step-by-step Cowork guide
- Microsoft’s official Get started with Cowork
I’ve updated our guide to call out the left-rail entry point too — thanks for the nudge. 🙏