Forum Discussion
Painful behavior of "slash" ("/") in chat prompts
I completely agree—this should absolutely be an optional configuration. Unfortunately, like with many Microsoft products these days, configurability seems to be treated as a "nice-to-have" rather than a standard. Only after enough user complaints does it become something they reconsider offering as an option.
I'm considering using AutoHotkey to intercept and block the / key conditionally, based on the active window or app—for now, just as a workaround.
Has anyone here already written a script for this or found another reliable way to block the content menu from popping up in Copilot chat when pressing /?
Would love to hear if there’s a cleaner or more effective solution out there.
I was able to prevent the menu from showing up by blocking the element using uBlock Origin. However, this prevents the menu from showing up in general, even if the + button is pressed. I don't upload files so this solution works perfectly for me.
Thanks for the tip! I use uBlock, so I’ll definitely give this a try first. I assume drag-and-drop for file uploads in the chat window should still work, so that shouldn’t be an issue for me.
Have you tested drag and drop after setting uBlock?
I tested - yes. Drag and drop still works after setting uBlock
