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How to turn off or disable copilot in windows 11 permanently?
- Apr 19, 2026
I have the same issue as I don't use Copilot app. I managed to remove the app after hours of researching.
https://www.geekhowto.com/remove-copilot-app-on-windows
Quite comfortable using Regedit. Did all the suggestions, and it's just not happening. I do not want Copilot on my system; I don't use AI (my own "I" is still working really well, happy to report). Every time I open Word (which is a lot, given I'm a writer), that #$@*# Copilot bar now shows up at the top of the doc. My WIndows 11 doesn't give me the option in Options to just turn it off as some suggest. It is still showing up in Outlook, still showing up at the top of every new Word doc. MS is heavily $$$ invested in this, so they're making it as unpleasant to eradicate as possible. UGH.
I'm having the same problem! I tried the group policy edit--nothing. I tried the regedit method--nothing.