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48hours
For work or school accounts, Microsoft says Copilot Voice audio is temporarily stored for feedback and deleted after 48 hours.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“User audio and Copilot audio are temporarily stored to support feedback scenarios. Audio is only accessed if you submit feedback about the conversation. Audio is deleted after 48 hours.”
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Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's data-handling statement for Copilot Voice under work or school accounts. The audio is kept only so feedback on a conversation can be reviewed.
- What it does not show
- The statement covers work or school accounts. Microsoft's text for personal accounts says voice data is used to provide the feature, and does not give the 48-hour figure.