How to completely remove Copilot from Edge?

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Anonymous
2024-02-27T17:03:42+00:00

I've already disabled Copilot in the sidebar. I've toggled off "Chat response on result page" in the search settings. I want the Copilot AI disabled from the search result page, preventing automatic chatboxes on searches, and not activating when scrolling to the top of the results page.

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-17T15:22:08+00:00

    It has changed in edge - go to settings using the ... icon in top right corner. Then select Settings and in the left hand side bar select Copilot and Sidebar. Then in App and Notification Settings open the Copilot settings and deactivate as you require.

    Keep doing this until your fingers bleed and you are left sobbing hopelessly at your desk while Copilot continues to function and invade every facet of your MS apps and software experience.

    It doesnt work, all the other approaches don't work inc reg key edit. Copilot implementation in Office 365 is also intrusive and full of bugs.

    Sorry I couldnt be much help - but at least you now know where the Copilot settings are

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-27T18:02:35+00:00

    Hello, I have found a link that may be helpful in doing this. For instructions to disable copilot, look under Manage Copilot on edge

    Let me know if this helps!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-04-10T16:43:50+00:00

    you need to do the Alex Arteaga1 exercise to kill it at the Group Policy level.

    That will only work though if you have the ability to do it. If you're on a managed device then you need to reach out to your Head of IT and plead miserably with them to have a CoPilot free world pushed out by default. Only then if you want it should it then be foisted on you through moving you into a GPO that activates CoPilot.

    Personally, if you're listening Microsoft, you have forced a monster on people. I tried to do my research but CoPilot kept taking control like HAL - "I'm sorry Barry but I can't let you read that, read my version instead". Make AI an Opt-In.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-02T12:12:01+00:00

    Thanks for your comprehensive reply. I've tried most of what you suggested and have not been able to get rid of co-pilot! I have Win 10 pro and have "enabled" turn off copilot in Group policy etc. Still appears in Edge!

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-04-10T16:54:30+00:00

    Yes, it's really a pain when your "Copilot" turns out to be a Hijacker instead!! Copilot totally ruined the Edge browser. I am switching back to Google as my default search engine and start page and not using Bing anymore. That's a shame! I enjoyed the Bing search engine up until Copilot was introduced.

    I completely uninstalled Copilot in Windows 11 Pro using Revo Uninstaller Pro and no signs of Copilot appear anywhere on my machine & Windows settings or Edge browser.... right up until I open Bing search and then Copilot acts like a hijacker. Enough is enough!!

    Microsoft doesn't care!

    To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/change-your-default-search-engine-in-microsoft-edge-cccaf51c-a4df-a43e-8036-d4d2c527a791#Overview

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