@@ -21,24 +21,35 @@ redirect_from:
 
 ## Default availability of features
 
-The **Default policy for new features** policy is available to configure but is **not** currently active. It will start applying to new and existing GA features from October 22, 2026. In your policy settings, you will see a banner showing how many eligible policies are currently unconfigured, so you can assess the impact of your global default and explicitly configure individual policies before October 22.
+The **Default policy for new features** policy is available to configure but is **not** currently active. Starting from October 22, 2026, the value you have defined for this policy will be the default setting: it will apply to any new or existing GA feature that you have not explicitly configured.
+
+In your policy settings, you will see a banner showing how many eligible policies are currently unconfigured, so you can assess the impact of your global default and explicitly configure individual policies before October 22.
 
 This policy is enabled by default. If you don't take action, unconfigured features will be enabled on October 22.
 
 <!-- end expires 2026-10-22 -->
 
-### What does the policy do?
+### When does the policy apply?
 
-Your setting for this policy determines the enablement status of:
+Your setting for this policy determines the default enablement status of:
 
-* New GA (general availability) features
-* Features that move from preview to GA 
+* Newly released GA (general availability) features
 * Existing GA features that are **Unconfigured** in your policy settings
 
 The policy can be configured in an enterprise and its organizations. At the enterprise level, it applies to features labeled as **Unconfigured**. At the organization level, it applies to features that an enterprise owner has set to **Let organizations decide**, but that an organization owner has not explicitly configured.
 
 The policy does **not** apply to features in preview.
 
+### Policy states
+
+At the enterprise level, the policy has the following possible states.
+
+Policy state | Outcome
+------------ | --------
+**Let organizations decide** | Any unconfigured, GA feature is automatically available for organizations to enable or disable. The default state of the feature _in each of those organizations_ is determined by the organization-level **Default policy for new features** policy.
+**Enabled everywhere** | Any unconfigured, GA feature is automatically enabled for all your {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} users, and organizations cannot disable it.
+**Disabled everywhere** | Any unconfigured, GA feature is automatically disabled for all your {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} users, and organizations cannot enable it.
+
 ### What counts as a feature?
 
 For the purposes of this policy, a "feature" refers to any policy configured on an enterprise's "Features & clients" page (`github.com/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/ai-controls/copilot/features`), **plus**:
@@ -55,10 +66,33 @@ The following policies are exceptions and are **not** affected:
 
 The **Default availability for released models** policy is active and affects new and unconfigured GA models.
 
+>[!NOTE] This policy is **not** related to the default model that is selected for users' sessions. See [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/concepts/models/auto-model-selection).
+
 ### Which models follow the policy?
 
 {% data reusables.copilot.model-autoenablement-excluded-models %}
 
+### Policy states
+
+At the enterprise level, the **Default availability for released models** policy has the following possible states.
+
+Policy state | Outcome
+------------ | --------
+**Enabled** | Any model labeled **Delegate to Default Policy** is automatically enabled for all your {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} users, and organizations or teams cannot disable it.
+**Disabled** | Any model labeled **Delegate to Default Policy** is automatically disabled for all your {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} users, and organizations or teams cannot enable it.
+**Let organizations decide** | Any model labeled **Delegate to Default Policy** is automatically available for organizations to enable or disable. In each organization, an eligible model follows the organization-level **Default availability for released models** policy if the organization has not explicitly configured it. This state is not available if you have enabled enterprise teams mode.
+
+#### Policy states for models
+
+The status of each model in your enterprise's model settings reflects whether or not it follows the default policy.
+
+Model status | Description
+------------ | -----------
+**Enabled** or **Disabled** | Explicitly configured. **Does not follow** the default availability policy.
+**Delegate to default policy** | Has not been configured. **Follows** the default availability policy.
+**Unconfigured** | Has not been configured. **Does not follow** the default availability policy. For example, a model in preview.
+**Delegate to organizations** or **Delegate to Enterprise Teams/Apps** | (Depends on whether you have enabled enterprise teams mode.) Explicitly configured. **Does not follow** the default availability policy at the enterprise level. However, if delegated to organizations, **will follow** the organization-level default availability policy _for each organization that does not explicitly configure the model_. 
+
 ## How do I prevent default enablement?
 
 To disable default enablement entirely, disable the default policies in your enterprise or organization's settings. You can set a policy for the entire enterprise, or disable the policy only in organizations with stricter compliance requirements.