Copilot is missing from the bottom right side

Anonymous
2024-08-25T00:07:11+00:00

Howdy!

Within the last few days Co-pilot has went missing from the bottom right of the screen. It used to be an icon right of the system clock.

My wife has the icon on Windows 11 Build 226321 and has the co-pilot app on the bottom right. I had the same build.

Steps so far to try to fix this:

  • I am logged into my Microsoft account(Start menu shows my picture)
  • Copilot pro is active
  • Updated Windows
  • Installed Insider preview Beta and dev channels no change
  • Checked Taskbar settings nothing about the program to toggle on or off
  • Reinstalled copilot under apps
  • I signed up for the subscription thinking that would help it did not.
  • Ran sfc /scannow no change

I DO have the copilot program on the PC but this one acts different in terms of how to access it. I liked the program preview version in the corner because it just popped up when I needed to use it. Now it's a separate window I have to snap to the right side, but the behavior is still very different. I don't like this. I don't know how to get it back to what my wife has. The program also appears as normal in Office 365 apps.

Any suggestions on how I can get the copilot icon to how it was at the bottom right of my screen next to the system clock?

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BryceSor 5,500 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2024-08-25T01:51:33+00:00

Hi SeeonX,

MS has decided to run as a separate app, so all Copilot's will end up in the Taskbar without the ability to move it next to the clock.

Put your idea forward to the Feedback Hub, if enough people want it there and vote for it maybe MS we give us the option to move it where the user wants it.

Copilot is out of pre View.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-27T20:27:49+00:00

    I am in the Canary channel and it did disappear from the right hand side, but now there is a shortcut right on the taskbar near the left hand side by the search icon. To me that is just as convenient as the right hand side. Wen you click on the new icon it opens up a separate CoPilot window. So it's not gone, just moved.

    You can also start CoPilot from the Edge browser using an icon right at the top on the right side. This starts a CoPilot session within Edge itself. Those are the 2 ways that I use to access it.

    Mike Halvorsen

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-27T22:01:17+00:00

    It is not as slim as the preview. The option to have it by the clock is what people in the forum want. My desktop and toolbar are crowded already so the little icon was useful.

    No, most users don't want that. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-09-29T22:47:12+00:00

    I have been laughing at all of your replies.

    Thank you for this post, I just wanted it on the side (vertical) with the theme dark like my desktop. Your post helped me a bunch.

    Im sorry for hacking copilot last year.

    Besos.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-30T01:07:50+00:00

    I have been laughing at all of your replies.

    Thank you for this post, I just wanted it on the side (vertical) with the theme dark like my desktop. Your post helped me a bunch.

    Im sorry for hacking copilot last year.

    Besos.

    Hello Hasa,

    As for the dark or light theme, I think it uses the same setting that you pick on the Web Copilot.

    https://copilot.microsoft.com/

    You can just follow the default system setting. Or select Dark or Light. πŸ˜‰

    Not sure why they did not put the setting option directly on the new App.

    I cannot find it in version 1.0.4.0. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

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    In my case the System default for app mode is set for Light. πŸ˜‰

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