How do I permanently turn off Copilot prompts in my Outlook.com webmail messages?

Anonymous
2025-01-17T22:21:39+00:00

I'm a dinosaur who still uses Hotmail.com via web-based Outlook.com. Now every time I reply to a message, I get a ""Try Draft with Copilot" message/link in it. I never want to use Copilot for anything, but this won't go away. How can I turn permanently off this any other Copliot promot in Outlook?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-29T12:17:36+00:00

    Bloody annoying!!! MSFT, remove it!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-29T02:20:38+00:00

    Sure, I can help you draft a complaint. Here's a suggestion:

    Subject: Feedback on "Type to / Draft with Copilot" Prompt in Outlook

    Dear Microsoft Support Team,

    I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to express my concerns regarding the "Type to / Draft with Copilot" prompt that appears in Outlook emails. While I appreciate the innovative features that Microsoft continuously introduces, I find this particular prompt to be quite disruptive to my workflow.

    Each time I press "Enter" while composing an email, the prompt appears, which prevents me from pasting text and screenshots directly. This forces me to type a letter, select it, and then paste the copied content. As a user who is already familiar with Copilot, I find this prompt unnecessary and counterproductive.

    I kindly request that you consider providing an option to disable this prompt or adjust its behavior to be less intrusive. This change would greatly enhance the user experience for those of us who prefer a more streamlined email composition process.

    Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your response and hope for a positive resolution.

    Best regards,

    [Your Name]

    Feel free to customize this draft to better fit your style or add any additional details. Let me know if there's anything else you need!

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-28T23:57:37+00:00

    Urgh.....did they do any user testing whatsoever with this? Probably an AI self-tested it.

    Need to remove this as soon as possible.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-01-28T20:26:24+00:00

    Exactly!

    Since I created my original Hotmail account in 1995, It's been the absolute best 'free-mail' service. That is until this ridiculous push to force every person to only use CoPilot to achieve what any sentient being should be able to achieve easily.

    Microsoft, please, for the love of all that is good, give us the option to turn off this invasive, useless, and frustrating malware.

    At this point, I plan on fully letting my Microsoft subscriptions lapse without renewal. I refuse to pay to be irritated.

    Count the users in this thread Microsoft, you are losing customers.

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