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Portal Paths Quick Reference

Admin portal navigation paths for the main Microsoft 365 Copilot governance controls referenced in the framework. Use this as a quick lookup when implementing controls.

Disclaimer

This framework is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, regulatory, or compliance advice. Portal paths are current as of March 2026; Microsoft may update admin portal layouts and URLs. See full disclaimer.


Microsoft 365 Admin Center

Base URL: https://admin.microsoft.com

Copilot Settings

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Copilot overview Copilot > Overview https://admin.microsoft.com
Copilot settings Copilot > Settings https://admin.microsoft.com
Copilot user access Copilot > Settings > User access https://admin.microsoft.com
Copilot data access Copilot > Settings > Data access https://admin.microsoft.com
Copilot actions Copilot > Settings > Copilot actions https://admin.microsoft.com
Copilot other settings Copilot > Settings > Other settings https://admin.microsoft.com
Agents overview Agents > Overview https://admin.cloud.microsoft/?#/agents/overview
Agent Registry / All agents Agents > All agents https://admin.microsoft.com
Agent settings Agents > Settings https://admin.microsoft.com

General Settings

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Org settings Settings > Org settings https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/Settings/OrganizationProfile
Self-service trials and purchases Settings > Org settings > Self-service trials and purchases https://admin.microsoft.com
Services settings Settings > Org settings > Services https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/Settings/Services
Integrated apps Settings > Integrated apps https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/Settings/IntegratedApps
License assignment Billing > Licenses https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/licenses
Pay-as-you-go services Billing > Pay-as-you-go services https://admin.microsoft.com
Cost Management Cost Management https://admin.microsoft.com
User management Users > Active users https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/users
Groups Teams and groups > Active teams and groups https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/groups
Message Center Health > Message center https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/MessageCenter

Reports

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Copilot usage reports Reports > Usage > Microsoft 365 Copilot https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/reportsUsage
Microsoft 365 usage Reports > Usage https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/reportsUsage

Microsoft Purview Portal

Base URL: https://purview.microsoft.com

Data Loss Prevention

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
DLP policies Data loss prevention > Policies https://purview.microsoft.com/datalossprevention/policies
DLP alerts Data loss prevention > Alerts https://purview.microsoft.com/datalossprevention/alerts
DLP activity explorer Data loss prevention > Activity explorer https://purview.microsoft.com/datalossprevention/activityexplorer
Sensitive information types Data classification > Sensitive info types https://purview.microsoft.com/dataclassification/sensitiveinfotypes
Exact data match Data classification > EDM classifiers https://purview.microsoft.com/dataclassification/exactdatamatch
Endpoint DLP settings Data loss prevention > Endpoint DLP settings https://purview.microsoft.com/datalossprevention/endpointdlpsettings

Information Protection

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Sensitivity labels Information protection > Labels https://purview.microsoft.com/informationprotection/labels
Label policies Information protection > Label policies https://purview.microsoft.com/informationprotection/labelpolicies
Auto-labeling Information protection > Auto-labeling https://purview.microsoft.com/informationprotection/autolabeling

Audit and Retention

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Audit log search Audit > Audit (New Search) https://purview.microsoft.com/auditlogsearch
Audit retention policies Audit > Audit retention policies https://purview.microsoft.com/auditretention
Retention policies Data lifecycle management > Retention policies https://purview.microsoft.com/informationgovernance/retentionpolicies
Retention labels Data lifecycle management > Labels https://purview.microsoft.com/informationgovernance/labels

eDiscovery

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
eDiscovery (Standard) eDiscovery > Standard https://purview.microsoft.com/classicediscovery
eDiscovery (Premium) eDiscovery > Premium https://purview.microsoft.com/advancedediscovery
Content search Content search https://purview.microsoft.com/contentsearch

Communication Compliance

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Communication compliance policies Communication compliance > Policies https://purview.microsoft.com/supervisoryreview
Communication compliance alerts Communication compliance > Alerts https://purview.microsoft.com/supervisoryreview/alerts
Communication compliance reports Communication compliance > Reports https://purview.microsoft.com/supervisoryreview/reports

Information Barriers

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
IB segments Information barriers > Segments https://purview.microsoft.com/informationbarriers/segments
IB policies Information barriers > Policies https://purview.microsoft.com/informationbarriers/policies

Insider Risk and DSPM

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Insider risk management Insider risk management > Overview https://purview.microsoft.com/insiderriskmanagement
Insider risk policies Insider risk management > Policies https://purview.microsoft.com/insiderriskmanagement/policies
DSPM for AI DSPM for AI > Overview https://purview.microsoft.com/ai-hub
DSPM for AI policies DSPM for AI > Policies https://purview.microsoft.com/ai-hub/policies

Data Classification

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Overview dashboard Data classification > Overview https://purview.microsoft.com/dataclassification/overview
Content explorer Data classification > Content explorer https://purview.microsoft.com/dataclassification/contentexplorer
Activity explorer Data classification > Activity explorer https://purview.microsoft.com/dataclassification/activityexplorer

Microsoft 365 Cloud Policy Service

Base URL: https://config.office.com

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Copilot Pages / Notebooks creation Customization > Policy Management > Create and view Copilot Pages and Copilot Notebooks https://config.office.com
Copilot code previews Customization > Policy Management > Enable code previews for AI-generated content in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Copilot Pages https://config.office.com

Microsoft Entra Admin Center

Base URL: https://entra.microsoft.com

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Conditional Access policies Protection > Conditional Access > Policies https://entra.microsoft.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_ConditionalAccess/ConditionalAccessBlade/~/Policies
Named locations Protection > Conditional Access > Named locations https://entra.microsoft.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_ConditionalAccess/ConditionalAccessBlade/~/NamedLocations
Authentication methods Protection > Authentication methods https://entra.microsoft.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/AuthenticationMethodsMenuBlade
Access reviews Identity Governance > Access reviews https://entra.microsoft.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_ERM/DashboardBlade
Enterprise applications Applications > Enterprise applications https://entra.microsoft.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/StartboardApplicationsMenuBlade
App registrations Applications > App registrations https://entra.microsoft.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_RegisteredApps/ApplicationsListBlade
Groups Groups > All groups https://entra.microsoft.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/GroupsManagementMenuBlade/~/AllGroups
Users Users > All users https://entra.microsoft.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_UsersManagementHQ/UserManagementMenuBlade/~/AllUsers
Security defaults Identity > Overview > Properties > Security defaults https://entra.microsoft.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/TenantOverview.ReactView
Sign-in logs Monitoring and health > Sign-in logs https://entra.microsoft.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/SignInLogsMenuBlade

Microsoft Defender Portal

Base URL: https://security.microsoft.com

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Defender for Cloud Apps overview Cloud apps > Overview https://security.microsoft.com/cloudapps/overview
Cloud app policies Cloud apps > Policies > Policy management https://security.microsoft.com/cloudapps/policies/management
Session policies Cloud apps > Policies > Conditional access app control https://security.microsoft.com/cloudapps/policies/conditionalaccess
Activity log Cloud apps > Activity log https://security.microsoft.com/cloudapps/activitylog
Connected apps Cloud apps > Connected apps https://security.microsoft.com/cloudapps/connectedapps
Incidents and alerts Incidents and alerts > Incidents https://security.microsoft.com/incidents
Threat analytics Threat analytics https://security.microsoft.com/threatanalytics3
Secure score Secure score https://security.microsoft.com/securescore

Teams Admin Center

Base URL: https://admin.teams.microsoft.com

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Meeting policies Meetings > Meeting policies https://admin.teams.microsoft.com/policies/meetings
Meeting settings Meetings > Meeting settings https://admin.teams.microsoft.com/meetings/settings
Messaging policies Messaging policies https://admin.teams.microsoft.com/policies/messaging
Teams apps > Manage apps Teams apps > Manage apps https://admin.teams.microsoft.com/policies/manage-apps
Teams apps > Permission policies Teams apps > Permission policies https://admin.teams.microsoft.com/policies/app-permission
Teams apps > Setup policies Teams apps > Setup policies https://admin.teams.microsoft.com/policies/app-setup
External access Users > External access https://admin.teams.microsoft.com/company-wide-settings/external-communications
Guest access Users > Guest access https://admin.teams.microsoft.com/company-wide-settings/guest-configuration
Compliance recording Meetings > Compliance recording https://admin.teams.microsoft.com/meetings/compliancerecording

SharePoint Admin Center

Base URL: https://admin.microsoft.com/sharepoint (or https://<tenant>-admin.sharepoint.com)

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Active sites Sites > Active sites Tenant-specific URL
Sharing settings Policies > Sharing Tenant-specific URL
Access control Policies > Access control Tenant-specific URL
Site creation settings Settings > Site creation Tenant-specific URL
Restricted SharePoint Search Settings > Search > Restricted SharePoint Search Tenant-specific URL
Copilot agents (SharePoint) Settings > Copilot agents Tenant-specific URL
Content type hub Content services > Content type gallery Tenant-specific URL
Term store Content services > Term store Tenant-specific URL
Migration center Migration > Migration center Tenant-specific URL

Exchange Admin Center

Base URL: https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Mail flow rules Mail flow > Rules https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com/#/transportrules
Accepted domains Mail flow > Accepted domains https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com/#/accepteddomains
Mailbox policies Recipients > Mailboxes https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com/#/mailboxes
Organization settings Organization > Settings https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com/#/organizationsettings

Viva Admin Center

Base URL: Accessed via M365 Admin Center or https://admin.microsoft.com

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Viva Insights settings Settings > Viva > Insights https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/Settings/VivaInsights
Viva Engage settings Settings > Viva > Engage https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/Settings/VivaEngage
Viva Learning settings Settings > Viva > Learning https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/Settings/VivaLearning
Copilot dashboard (Viva Insights) Viva Insights > Copilot dashboard Via Viva Insights app in Teams

Microsoft Sentinel

Base URL: https://portal.azure.com (Azure portal)

Setting Navigation Path Direct URL
Sentinel workspace Azure portal > Microsoft Sentinel > [workspace] Workspace-specific URL
Data connectors Microsoft Sentinel > Data connectors Workspace-specific URL
Analytics rules Microsoft Sentinel > Analytics Workspace-specific URL
Workbooks Microsoft Sentinel > Workbooks Workspace-specific URL
Incidents Microsoft Sentinel > Incidents Workspace-specific URL
Hunting queries Microsoft Sentinel > Hunting Workspace-specific URL
Microsoft 365 connector Data connectors > Microsoft 365 Workspace-specific URL

Tips for Portal Navigation

  1. Bookmark frequently used paths — Copilot settings, DLP policies, and audit log search are accessed repeatedly during implementation
  2. Use direct URLs where provided — avoids navigating through multiple menu levels
  3. SharePoint Admin Center URLs are tenant-specific — replace <tenant> with your organization's tenant name
  4. Microsoft is consolidating portals — the new Purview portal (purview.microsoft.com) is gradually replacing the legacy compliance portal (compliance.microsoft.com); both work during transition
  5. Some paths require specific admin roles — if a path is inaccessible, verify your role assignment in Entra admin center

FSI Copilot Governance Framework v1.2.1 - March 2026