How can I disable Copilot in Bing search engine?

Anonymous
2024-02-19T16:58:07+00:00

The most annoying feature by Microsoft on a miniature scale when using mobile devices.

Scrolling through search results when using Bing search engine on mobile devices automatically switches over to the Copilot tab. There should be a switch in Search Settings (attached pictures) to disable Copilot in all search results.

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John Jefferson Doyon 87,635 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2024-02-19T17:44:27+00:00

Hi there, I am John J.D., a fellow Microsoft user like you.

I understand your frustration. Unfortunately, there isn't an option to disable Copilot in Bing's search engine settings, as it's integrated into the browsing experience. We're all users here, and Microsoft employees don't often visit the community, you can provide direct feedback to the Bing team by using the Feedback option at the bottom of the search results page.

In the meantime, I recommend downloading the Microsoft Edge app or the Bing app, as this feature isn't present in those platforms. I understand how frustrating this can be, and I hope this workaround helps improve your search experience.

Should you need any further information, please let me know.

John J.D.

Just a quick update:

The Microsoft Bing team has added a feature to disable the function that opens Copilot/Bing chat when scrolling down or attempting to refresh the page.

You can disable this feature by clicking on the Menu icon (≡) and toggling off "Scroll to open Copilot".

Our feedback has been heard. Congratulations!

John J.D.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-25T19:05:29+00:00

    Thanks. I just changed my default search engine to Google. I can't stand AI taking up half the first page of results in Bing search, to slowly type out AI response I didn't ask for.

    This is just really bad design.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-25T22:29:12+00:00

    Hi,

    I only use Bing to gain the search reward points.

    I'm starting to think that it is no longer worth it with this stupid AI that has been added without the option to disable it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-29T19:58:17+00:00

    Well there **** should be, it's an annoying waste of time and whoever worked on it did a terrible job. Total waste. Invalid effort.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-07T11:39:36+00:00

    Wrong. Edge is not the answer. Itwas my browser Bing my search preferred search engine for years. Then came the annoying, unwanted, unasked for, often wrong AI that they do not let one opt out of. I need to find the BEST answer to my questions and need to decide what that best answer is based on my needs. I do not need something that searches the often wrong internet regurgitating a Frankenstein consensus answer to me. Leaving me rudderless and unhappily using Duck Duck go for now.

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