How do I remove all Copilot and AI related stuff from Windows 11?

Anonymous
2024-09-05T19:46:46+00:00

I want to remove Copilot from Windows 11. Completely. I dont want it disabled so it conveniently comes back with the next update. I want it gone. I am tired of microsoft telling me what I want on the machine I own.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-02-24T16:16:19+00:00

    Speaking as someone who worked all in his life in the Industry for most of the big players, Microsoft have decided to go down this path and are ignoring their customers. They could easily remove Copilot but they choose not to do so.

    Having run support and customer teams across EMEA I have some sympathy for the hapless support technicians who are having to "front" this position from Microsoft. They are in a lose/lose position.

    Microsoft, at least be honest with your customers. Are you going to make Copilot optional for customers?

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-30T02:30:19+00:00

    Bravo! I am fed up with Microsoft trying to stuff AI (Copilot) down my throat.
    The ONE effect it has had is that my next PC/laptop will NEVER, EVER have a Windows OS and I will NEVER again have Microsoft programs. That will mean moving my email. I'm fine with that.
    I learned YEARS ago on Microsoft when it still included the self-tutorials in the Microsoft Office package. I taught myself word, excel, powerpoint, etc. I was the advanced admin in the office.
    Years later, I was still far advanced on all types of computers and systems. However, I am sick of Microsoft. I don't recommend it. And, cannot wait to ashcan it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-06T13:44:30+00:00

    We are having the issue with dell laptops that have co pilot integrated onto the device. The 2 laptops with integrated co pilot have normally 600 megabit download and as soon as they join a teams video call it drops to 8 megabit download speed. After weeks of research and trail and error we have figured out that it is co pilot causing this issue. From there we did lots more research and went through the group policy method of disabling co pilot. Everything was working normal until there was a windows update which countered everything we had done and reenabled copilot even while the group policy setting is active. If anyone has a fix to copilot making laptops unusably slow during teams calls that would be greatly appreciated.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-04T17:51:09+00:00

    I do not want KI on my laptop, no AI and no Copilot.

    I want MS Office only talk to Microsoft because of updates, no other communication with MS.

    If I can not eliminate Copilot completely from my laptop, I will eliminate Microsoft products from my laptop at all and will use Linux, Libre Offe, ....

    No KI at all, save the world from KI

    Thanks for response... I am seeing more and more people switch over to Linux based on how aggressive Microsoft has become in their practices. This would require a change in how I currently use Microsoft Software 365, but I am feeling that it will be worth it to have better control without interference by Microsoft...

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-02-16T19:05:35+00:00

    I hope they make us this offer in the US. I don't mind Copilot being available, some people need it, especially in America, land of the barely literate and terminally ignorant.

    I just want to be able to turn it off because I don't want to use it, which seems a small thing to ask...

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