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?

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-02-04T17:56:09+00:00

    Joining the dozens of other repliers here - TURN COPILOT OFF IN OUTLOOK. Make it opt-IN, not forced on us with no ability to turn it off. We don't want this prompt on every line of a message we are trying to write.

    LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-02-04T14:06:43+00:00

    Thanks again. I just switched to "classic" starting on my renewal date this summer.

    I understand Microsoft wanting to promote its AI product, and even pushing it a little bit. But this is way over the top. Forcing it on people in an incredibly aggressive way (Copilot link popping up on *every new line* in emails!), not providing a way to turn it off, and then raising subscription prices by 30% to pay for the "feature"? Wow. I hope there is more backlash than just a few forum threads.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-02-04T12:58:33+00:00

    I'm just putting up with it until the renewal date! Not found any way to turn it off in any programs apart from Word, which does have a tick box, and the Copilot icon is greyed out once that's unticked.

    I'd be wary of cancelling and starting again - so far as I can see they aren't offering the version without the AI infection to new subscribers at all.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-02-04T00:24:13+00:00

    Thank you so much. I can't believe it's now necessary to use an extension to block annoying behaviour in my web browser email I've used for 17 years...

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-02-02T12:27:26+00:00

    I created a uBlock Origin script to prevent that garbage from loading in my browser.

    Could you please explain how you did this? Thanks in advance.

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