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. Anonymous
    2024-03-12T13:28:01+00:00

    IOW Bing has adopted Frankenstein's monster as its face and we either abandon Bing or live with it? Abandon Bing it is then. In my recent searches to find answers it never failed to return an answer that was not outdated, irrelevant, or answering something other than what I asked. Plus, anyone with any degree of awareness knows the internet is ripe with BS answers and misinformation. I vet my searches carefully and stick to trusted information sources. Bottom line copilot has not proven itself to be one. Since all CoPilot does is search the web for information and then regurgitate a compilation of such I can not fail to view it as Frankenstien's monster. Frankenstein also viewed his monster as science. Go figure.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-12T01:24:34+00:00

    So those of us who use a laptop are being FORCED into using an AI feature that we don't want, didn't ask for and overall hate??

    Bing used to be a pretty decent non-invasive browser, as you have done with almost all the great features that came out with Windows 10, you have now ruined it. Heading back to google. They may track, but they don't FORCE me to use AI or be unable to disable useless intrusive features I don't want.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-20T23:05:52+00:00

    No need to welcome me to a site I am exiting. It would be more appropriate to say goodbye. What you call "evolution" resulted in an unhealthy mutation I want no part of.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-19T21:55:03+00:00

    Are there any immediate plans to rectify this and remove copilot not only from Bing search but also from the operating system? I do not consent to these products and want to see them gone as soon as possible. They are a blight on existence and you should be ashamed of trying to push them on us.

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