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How to turn off Copilot on Windows 11
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Copilot is the flavour of the mo… well,yearat Microsoft HQ. It’s a key feature at the company’s events and things like the Copilot key are seeing it expands its reach. But, what if you’re not into it? Here’s how to turn off Copilot in Windows 11.
Microsoft Copilotisn’t going away, on PC or on mobile, and it is set to become a useful tool for many, set to speed up tasks that would typically require a whole bunch of human-guided thought. Microsoft has just launched its first devices with Copilot at the forefront, with aCopilot keyincluded and anNPUinside. Those laptops are the newMicrosoft Surface Laptop 6 for BusinessandSurface Pro 10 for Business, with the consumer models expected to follow suit later this year.
But, whether you don’t want it at all or just don’t want it on your Windows PC quite yet, you can toggle the AI assistant off if you’d like. There’s no option to fully disable or uninstall Copilot, but this is how you hide it from your view.
What you’ll need:
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Step1
OpenSettings
You might already haveSettingsin your taskbar but, if you need to find it, open theStartmenu and type inSettingsthen select the app.
Step2
Head toPersonalisation
In theSettingspage, look to the left side and select thePersonalisationmenu.
Step3
ClickTaskbar
Now you’re on thePersonalisationpage, scroll down to theTaskbaroption and select it.
Step4
Turn offCopilot
On theTaskbarpage, you’ll now see aCopilotsection. Turn the toggle off to removeCopilotfrom your view.
Troubleshooting
Microsoft Copilot is slowly rolling out to Windows 11 devices so you may or may not have it across all your machines yet. For many, it is also still in Copilot (Preview) stage too.
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