How can I disable Copilot in Bing search engine?

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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 Independent Advisor

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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Anonymous

2024-06-12T19:48:05+00:00

How do we permanently opt out of this low iq 'feature'?

Microsoft keeps turning it back on without our consent or permission.
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Anonymous

2024-03-26T13:34:08+00:00

Completely agree, the random switch to co-pilot tab in Bing on desktop or mobile really is driving me nuts - I go from a list of search options and am about to select one - then co-pilot kicks in returns some inane generic answer and I then have to fight control back, to return the search results list.

I have stuck with Bing since 2009 when it first arrived, this week I started using Google again and based on fact it's far less friction will probably switch permanently.

Chromium Edge/Bing is getting far too bloated and has moved from being my preferred browser to something that's just painful. It can't be good for Microsoft to have Co-Pilot running so many unwanted or necessary searches, it must be expensive - I am more than capable of choosing Co-Pilot for a response if it's appropriate for what I want.

A sad, departing customer for Bing on Chromium Edge.

Andrew
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Anonymous

2024-03-23T21:00:14+00:00

You are right that when you type in your subject, the bing search engine will be activated and give you results below the subject line. Unfortunately, as you scroll down and then back up, it too quickly opens the copilot option which then locks up your PC for a few seconds and will not let you scroll back down to close copilot until it is either done writing its thesis or you hit stop responding. I have no objections to copilot but I wish windows would make it a little more difficult to switch from bing results to copilot results.
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