Why has microsoft copilot installed itself on my windows 10 pc?

Hi Ashe, I am Paulo and I'd like to help.

I understand your concern regarding Copilot. Reports indicate that some PCs automatically received it after the Edge browser updated to the latest version. Initially, the preview release of Copilot functioned as a system component, making it a bit difficult to uninstall. However, it was later changed to an application to simplify its removal, a change many had requested. I'm positive that it should no longer install itself automatically now that the release period has ended. :)

I would like to explain: Microsoft did not decide to install Copilot as a separate application on your computer.

As you are probably aware, Windows is continually updated. This is how Windows evolves over time. The updates are not additions to Windows, they are Windows.

The Windows operating system now includes artificial intelligence, of which Copilot is a visible example. As Windows continues to evolve through updates, we will see more artificial intelligence on our computers, which means, among other things, more of Copilot.

I want to be very clear about this: Even though it's on our computers as part of Windows, nobody is required to use Copilot, just as nobody is required to use Microsoft Edge or Windows Media Player or Windows Fax and Scan or the OneDrive app, etc. ... just because it's there doesn't mean we're supposed to use it. I myself don't use any of those things. Since I'm not using them, they aren't doing anything. Nevertheless, they remain part of the operating system, for the people who do want to use them, and for software developers who use them in their apps.

Read the EULA and then decide what your agreed to when you got your license.

Welp ya wrong sorry... It just magically installed itself on my win10 PC today. Nor does this program does not uninstall easily and even worse it re-installed Cortana as a replacement after you uninstall it, which btw uninstalled way faster than Copilot took to complete.

At this point very much suggest by default on any machine firewall blocking MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe because MS clearly is either intentionally or not... reinstalling AI programs without permission via Edge updates.

It being pinned to my task bar and AUTORUN as a service on startup it IS forcing one to use it. If this was on your phone you be asked permission for this "app" to use any hardware, well guess who isnt asked permission nor even get a firewall notification to allow it. Any way you slice it there is something wrong going on.