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Sign up for a Microsoft Copilot Studio trial

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Important

Power Virtual Agents capabilities and features are now part of Microsoft Copilot Studio following significant investments in generative AI and enhanced integrations across Microsoft Copilot.

Some articles and screenshots may refer to Power Virtual Agents while we update documentation and training content.

This article explains how to sign up for Copilot Studio as an individual. If you're an administrator, see Assign user licenses and manage access to Microsoft Copilot Studio.

Follow the instructions to sign up for a Copilot Studio trial. After you complete the process, you can use Copilot Studio to create and publish copilots.

  1. Go to the sign-up page.

  2. Enter your email address and then select Sign up.

    sign up portal get started.

You're then taken to the Copilot Studio sign-in page where you can start using your account.

Trial expiration

Trial expiration notification.

After you finish the sign-up process, your time-limited free trial for Copilot Studio starts. You'll see notification and receive emails to inform you about the trial expiry. When the trial expires, you'll be able to extend the trial by 30 days.

License invalid page. Extend trial.

Note

Your copilot continues to work for up to 90 days after your trial expires, so you don't have to worry about extending at the exact time of expiry.

Troubleshooting the sign-up process

In most cases, you're able to sign up for Copilot Studio using the steps in this article. Some issues might prevent you from signing up.

Personal email address

You can't sign up for Copilot Studio using a personal email address. You need to use your work or school account to finish the sign-up.

Self-service sign-up disabled

If you receive a message that your sign-up couldn't be completed it means your organization's IT administrator has disabled self-service sign up for Copilot Studio. To finish signing up, contact your IT administrator and ask them to follow the instructions to enable sign-up.

Viral sign up disabled with message saying Sorry we can't finish signing you up.