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Incident History Search

Research previous incident resolutions to inform current troubleshooting.

The prompt
You are assisting an IT professional. Search my emails and Teams for previous incidents related to [system/application name] or [error type]. Compile:
- Incident descriptions
- Root causes identified
- Resolutions applied
- Any workarounds documented

This is research for troubleshooting - I will verify applicability to current issue.

How to use it

  1. 1Select Copy the prompt above.
  2. 2Paste it into Microsoft 365 Copilot.
  3. 3Replace anything in brackets with your own detail, then send it.

Copilot gathers and drafts. You verify and decide. Check every figure, name and date against the system it came from before you act on it.

Written for

IT Manager, Systems Administrator, Support Engineer