Remap or disable 'Copilot' chatbot key on new Windows keyboards

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Recently Microsoft has partnered with manufacturers to add new chatbot keys in place of the old commonly used menu/ right control key.

I've been getting more and more calls from customers of new laptops complaining about this chatbot key and wanting it turned off. This has lead to one ripping the key off, three returning their laptops, and two downloading possibly dangerous third party programs to remap this key.

It appears there is no settings in Windows to make this key usable for anything the customer actually wants it for. It's just begging to be accidentally tapped so the user can get advertisements delivered to them via a chatbot.

So how can we disable/remap this unwelcome key on Windows keyboards?

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Hello, Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Thanks for your feedbackI think you're having trouble with the Copilot key on your keyboard.

You can use the keyboard-manager feature in Microsoft PowerToys tool to remap or disable the Copilot chatbot key on your Windows keyboard. Here are the steps:

Download and install the Microsoft PowerToys tool from the official Microsoft website.
Open the PowerToys tool and select the "Keyboard Manager" tab.
Click on the "Remap a key" button.
Choose the Copilot chatbot key from the "Physical Key" dropdown menu.
Select the key or function you want to remap the Copilot chatbot key to from the "Mapped To" dropdown menu.
Click "OK" to save the changes.

If you want to completely disable the Copilot chatbot key, you can remap it to the "Disabled" option.

You can download the tool from the following link: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/

If you are indeed using a Surface product, you can purchase the Surface Pro Signature Keyboard separately to replace the Surface Pro Flex Keyboard.

If my understanding is wrong, please point it out, so that I can assist you better.

Lugoo Bei | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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Anonymous

2024-10-16T03:10:46+00:00

Unbelievable...

Now just one more question. The key has successfully been redirected to act as ctrl and it's working in most respects. I can use it to zoom in and out (ctrl +, and ctrl -) but for some reason it's not working as ctrl + enter. The left ctrl does work in ctrl + enter.

If anyone has had the same issue and found a resolution, kindly advise.
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Anonymous

2024-10-19T19:50:29+00:00

I tried the PowerToys option with a new Dell Precision laptop. Although the app indicated that the Copilot key (F23) could not be remapped, I was able to disable it.
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Anonymous

2024-10-20T17:36:06+00:00

Found another way to accomplish the remapping of the Copilot key on a Precision laptop. Within PowerToys Keyboard Manager, used the "Remap a Shortcut" option and selected Shift + Windows Key + F23 in order to remap to Del.
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Anonymous

2024-10-22T01:42:12+00:00

Dear SirBlain, I’ve got some new information.

Microsoft has listened to everyone’s feedback and has now added the ability to customize the Copilot key in Win11 Canary Preview build 27729.

This feature is currently under evaluation, and if everything goes well, this improvement should be rolled out in a future official version.

Let’s look forward to a better Windows 11!
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