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 87,640 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. Drew - 810 Reputation points
    2024-04-09T10:06:53+00:00

    What problem? Why would you spend 20 mins. when Copilot can be shut off with 2 or 3 clicks in both Edge & Windows? And, btw, there are (good) reasons people avoid google.

    Cheers,
    Drew![](https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/40c35eab-a23a-49a9-ace6-0ada04e0318b?platform=QnA

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  2. Drew - 810 Reputation points
    2024-03-27T17:28:57+00:00

    Thanks for your valuable input & comment.

    Perhaps it is a bot. Would explain a lot. I have seen 'him' spew similar rubbish in response to other issues in this Forum.

    Cheers,
    Drew![Image](https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/f8848d90-71b8-4e20-ac90-0ad418ef3f1a?platform=QnA

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  3. Drew - 810 Reputation points
    2024-03-26T20:20:52+00:00

    Nothing is "forced" on anyone❗ There IS choice to use Copilot or not plus, it can be shut off in the browser.

    Also, that reply by John J.D. back on Feb. 19th was a ridiculous, unhelpful response.

    Cheers,
    Drew![](https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/dc0068a7-8f07-41c6-beb7-5d52568f81bb?platform=QnA

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  4. Drew - 810 Reputation points
    2024-03-26T18:30:51+00:00

    "then co-pilot kicks in returns some inane generic answer and I then have to fight control back, to return the search results list."

    It is interesting that I have never ever experienced this nor can I seem to reproduce it. I always > Bing search results. Copilot only comes into play if & when I purposely/intentionally > it.

    Cheers,
    Drew![](https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/5e4192ba-0fc1-4519-9a07-07cad5cd6ad7?platform=QnA

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