Question

An employee with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license has left your organization. A new hire in the same team needs Copilot access immediately, and your tenant currently has no unassigned Copilot licenses available. As the administrator, what is the most cost-effective way to give the new hire Copilot access without purchasing additional seats?

Accepted Answer

Unassign the Copilot license from the departed employee's account and assign that freed license to the new hire in the Microsoft 365 admin center.

Answer

Enable pay-as-you-go billing for the new hire so they consume Copilot on a metered Azure subscription.

Answer

Purchase one additional Microsoft 365 Copilot license and assign it to the new hire, then request a refund for the departed employee later.

Answer

Add the new hire to a security group and turn on the Copilot feature toggle in the admin center to grant access without a license.