Microsoft Learn URLs
Curated list of Microsoft Learn documentation URLs organized by governance topic. Use these references for detailed product documentation, configuration guides, and API references.
Disclaimer
This framework is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, regulatory, or compliance advice. URLs are current as of May 2026; Microsoft may update or relocate documentation. See full disclaimer.
Copilot Administration
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Learn about DLP | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dlp-learn-about-dlp |
| Plan for DLP | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dlp-overview-plan-for-dlp |
| Create and deploy a DLP policy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dlp-create-deploy-policy |
| DLP policy reference | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dlp-policy-reference |
| DLP for Microsoft 365 Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dlp-microsoft365-copilot-location-learn-about |
| Sensitive information type entity definitions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sit-sensitive-information-type-entity-definitions |
| Custom sensitive information types | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sit-create-a-custom-sensitive-information-type |
| Endpoint DLP | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/endpoint-dlp-learn-about |
| DLP policy tips reference | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dlp-policy-tips-reference |
Information Protection (Sensitivity Labels)
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Learn about sensitivity labels | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sensitivity-labels |
| Get started with sensitivity labels | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/get-started-with-sensitivity-labels |
| Create and configure sensitivity labels | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/create-sensitivity-labels |
| Apply sensitivity labels automatically | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/apply-sensitivity-label-automatically |
| Encryption with sensitivity labels | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/encryption-sensitivity-labels |
| Mandatory labeling | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sensitivity-labels-office-apps#require-users-to-apply-a-label |
| Sensitivity labels for Teams, Groups, and sites | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sensitivity-labels-teams-groups-sites |
| Purview Secure by Default deployment model | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/deploymentmodels/depmod-secure-by-default-intro |
Audit and Retention
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Purview Audit overview | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/audit-solutions-overview |
| Audit (Standard) | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/audit-get-started |
| Search the audit log | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/audit-search |
| Audit log activities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/audit-log-activities |
| Manage audit log retention policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/audit-log-retention-policies |
| Learn about retention policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/retention |
| Create and configure retention policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/create-retention-policies |
| Retention for Teams | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/retention-policies-teams |
| Retention for Copilot interactions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/retention-policies-copilot |
Copilot Pages and Notebooks
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Manage Copilot Pages and Notebooks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/loop/cpcn-admin-configuration?view=o365-worldwide |
| Copilot Pages and Notebooks compliance summary | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/loop/cpcn-compliance-summary?view=o365-worldwide |
| Purview management for SharePoint Embedded containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/loop/purview-management?view=o365-worldwide |
Copilot Cowork
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Copilot Cowork overview | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/cowork/ |
| Get started with Copilot Cowork | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/cowork/get-started |
| Copilot Cowork admin and governance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/cowork/cowork-admin-governance |
| Manage Copilot Cowork plugins | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/cowork/cowork-manage-plugins |
| Copilot Cowork FAQ | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/cowork/cowork-faq |
Conditional Access
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| What is Conditional Access? | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/overview |
| Plan a Conditional Access deployment | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/plan-conditional-access |
| Common Conditional Access policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/concept-conditional-access-policy-common |
| Require compliant devices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/policy-alt-all-users-compliant-hybrid-or-mfa |
| Sign-in risk-based policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/policy-risk-based-sign-in |
| Block access by location | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/policy-block-by-location |
Information Barriers
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Learn about information barriers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/information-barriers |
| Get started with information barriers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/information-barriers-policies |
| Information barriers in Teams | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/information-barriers-teams |
| Information barriers in SharePoint | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/information-barriers-sharepoint |
| Information barriers in OneDrive | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/information-barriers-onedrive |
eDiscovery
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| eDiscovery solutions overview | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ediscovery-overview |
| eDiscovery (Standard) | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ediscovery-standard-get-started |
| eDiscovery (Premium) | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ediscovery-premium-get-started |
| Search for content | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ediscovery-search-for-content |
| Collect data for a case | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ediscovery-create-draft-collection |
| Review sets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ediscovery-review-set-search |
| Export and download content | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ediscovery-export-content |
| Search Copilot data in eDiscovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/edisc-search-copilot-data |
| eDiscovery notable changes (classic experiences retired Aug 31 2025) | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/edisc |
Communication Compliance
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Learn about communication compliance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/communication-compliance |
| Plan for communication compliance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/communication-compliance-plan |
| Create communication compliance policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/communication-compliance-policies |
| Investigate and remediate alerts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/communication-compliance-investigate-remediate |
| Communication compliance for financial services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/communication-compliance-channels |
DSPM (Data Security Posture Management) and DSPM for AI (classic)
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| DSPM for AI (classic) overview | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/ai-microsoft-purview |
| Get started with DSPM for AI (classic) | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/dspm-for-ai-considerations |
| Learn about DSPM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/data-security-posture-management-learn-about |
| DSPM data risk assessments (oversharing) | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/data-security-posture-management-oversharing |
| eDiscovery changes announcement | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/upcoming-changes-to-microsoft-purview-ediscovery/4405084 |
Copilot Extensibility
Copilot Studio
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Copilot Studio documentation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/ |
| Copilot Studio ALM strategy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/guidance/alm |
| Publish and deploy Copilot Studio agents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/publication-fundamentals-publish-channels |
| Adaptive cards in Copilot Studio topics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/authoring-ask-a-question#add-an-adaptive-card |
| Model Context Protocol in Copilot Studio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/agent-extend-action-mcp |
| Connect an existing MCP server to an agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/mcp-add-existing-server-to-agent |
| Select an agent model | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/authoring-select-agent-model |
Agent Governance
Insider Risk Management
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Learn about insider risk management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/insider-risk-management |
| Get started with insider risk management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/insider-risk-management-configure |
| Create insider risk policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/insider-risk-management-policies |
| Adaptive Protection | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/insider-risk-management-adaptive-protection |
Compliance Manager
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/compliance-manager |
| Compliance Manager improvement actions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/compliance-manager-improvement-actions |
| Update improvement actions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/compliance-manager-update-actions |
| Build and manage Compliance Manager assessments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/compliance-manager-assessments |
| Compliance Manager regulations and templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/compliance-manager-regulations |
Microsoft Sentinel
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Sentinel overview | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sentinel/overview |
| Connect Microsoft 365 data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sentinel/data-connectors-reference#microsoft-365-formerly-office-365 |
| Create analytics rules | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sentinel/create-analytics-rules |
| Create workbooks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sentinel/monitor-your-data |
SharePoint Administration
Zero Trust and Security Architecture
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Zero Trust deployment guide | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security/zero-trust/deploy/overview |
| Zero Trust for Microsoft 365 Copilot | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security/zero-trust/copilots/zero-trust-microsoft-365-copilot |
| Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/what-is-defender-for-cloud-apps |
| Baseline Security Mode | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/ignite-25-spotlight-announcing-microsoft-baseline-security-mode/4469709 |
Microsoft 365 Archive
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Archive overview | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/archive/archive-overview?view=o365-worldwide |
Microsoft Open Source Tools
These Microsoft-authored open-source repositories supplement native Copilot readiness, usage, impact, and audit reporting.
| Tool | URL | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics Hub | https://github.com/microsoft/Analytics-Hub | Discovery hub for Microsoft Copilot analytics companion repositories |
| AI-in-One Dashboard | https://github.com/microsoft/AI-in-One-Dashboard | Power BI dashboard for Copilot, Copilot Chat, and agent analytics |
| Copilot Chat & Agent Intelligence | https://github.com/microsoft/CopilotChatAnalytics | Power BI templates for Copilot Chat and agent adoption analytics |
| M365 Copilot Readiness Report | https://github.com/microsoft/M365UsageAnalytics | License readiness and allocation analytics for Microsoft 365 Copilot |
| Decoding Super Usage | https://github.com/microsoft/DecodingSuperUsage | Viva Insights-based super-user adoption analytics |
| Super User Impact | https://github.com/microsoft/superuserimpact | Viva Insights-based impact and work-pattern measurement |
| CustomizeCopilot | https://github.com/microsoft/customizecopilot | Add-on pages for extending the Viva Insights-based Copilot reports |
| PAX (Portable Audit eXporter) | https://github.com/microsoft/PAX | PowerShell scripts to automate Purview and Graph audit exports |
See the Microsoft Open-Source Copilot Analytics Tools playbook for framework-specific fit guidance.
FSI Copilot Governance Framework v1.4.0 - April 2026