1. Sign up or log in to the Microsoft 365 Developer Program
Go to: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/dev-program
Sign in with a personal Microsoft account.
Join the program — it's free.
Choose the instant sandbox option (gives you a pre-configured Microsoft 365 tenant).
2. Access the Microsoft 365 Admin Center
Once you have the developer tenant, go to:
https://admin.microsoft.com
This is where you manage users, licenses, and apps in your developer tenant.
3. Add Power Platform Access
Go to: https://make.powerapps.com
Sign in with your new dev tenant account (yourname@yourdomain.onmicrosoft.com)
From there, go to Environments and see if there's a Developer environment.
If not, create one and assign yourself the Environment Maker role.
4. Open Copilot Studio
Go to: https://copilotstudio.microsoft.com
Sign in using the same dev account.
Choose the Developer environment you created or were assigned.
You should now be able to create and test Copilot bots.
Thanks.
