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How do I turn off Copilot in Word documents?
I've just come off a frustrating hour on the chat with Microsoft Support and they had no answer to this issue. It appeared for me in build 2410 of Office 365 and so I reverted to build 2409.
To do that I ran CMD (as admisnitrator) and navigated to:
"\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun" then press enter
Then run: officec2rclient.exe /update user updatetoversion=16.0.15427.20194 then press enter
I've also turned off updates in Office which is not a great idea but hopefully this feature will become optional in a future build.
Good luck
thanks!
This solution worked for me. Thanks so much jim1480 ! Im very disappointed MS made it so difficult to opt-out of using AI. The comments by students pointing out they can be penalized for using AI in their written work demonstrates just how ham-fisted this approach has been . Thanks again jim1480
>>>To do that I ran CMD (as admisnitrator) and navigated to:
"\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun" then press enter
Then run: officec2rclient.exe /update user updatetoversion=16.0.15427.20194 then press enter
Worked for the rest of the day but the icon was back again the next day.
You can turn off updates in Office, try: File/Account/Office Updates and then select the option to turn off updates. Of course this turns off all Office updates
- Same - had to revert to a prior build although the way I did it took more time than your solution, which looks way easier.
Am a PhD student 5 weeks out from submitting thesis and can’t have AI anywhere near my documents otherwise it is auto-fail, 4 years of my life and 4 years of my family’s patience, support, and financial sacrifice down the drain. It’s a major issue to have Copilot forced and not be able to turn it off. I would be happy with option to turn copilot on and off whenever I want, so can work on documents safely for Uni untainted by AI without having to worry about technical stuff like software build reversions that had to happen today. Spent time reverting that I needed for writing.AI has become such a big problem for Uni. I'm in Aus and doing my bachelor of education. So not as full on as a PhD - I'm amazed I'm even at uni in the first place (mid 40s non-academic single mum). So the last thing I need is a a sanction for using AI when I haven't. Other's have commented in our uni discussion groups via facebook that AI markers are being left throughout our documents that are being picked up by scanners like TurnItIn and students are receiving sanctions for academic misconduct. It's a serious issue!
I wish this was an opt in or out situation. I can't afford to be carrying and paying off a HECs debt as an already low income earner, and not achieve my degree!Good luck with the submission, I completed my PhD 28 years ago but still recall the struggle of the last stages.
Best wishes
