How can I disable Copilot completely in my Outlook WEB interface?

Anonymous
2025-01-21T11:49:04+00:00

Recently, I've started getting things like "Summary by Copilot" or "Try Draft with Copilot" inside my Outlook WEB interface.

I've searched the help pages and online, but could not find a way to completely disconnect Copilot from my email web interface. I don't want it to even scan my emails.

I feel like I've got AI pushed down my throat lately by everyone, and frankly, I really don't want it.

Thanks

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-27T14:57:23+00:00

    I have been paying for O365 for YEARS and I do NOT want Copilot in my web email

    I AM PAYING, LET ME DELETE THIS AWFUL FEATURE

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-11T20:58:12+00:00

    I find this response from Microsoft to be preposterious!

    If you can allow Outlook desktop app users the ability to disable Copilot, why is there a need to make that function not available to Outlook web app users?

    What is happening for me is that Copilot is interfering while I write and making it hard to simply type in a new message or reply message. Really? I know that's not the goal, but it is negatively impacting the application's performance. I want the option to turn off Copilot!

    Please escalate this request to add the feature of disabling Copilot in Outlook web app. All of the contributors to this thread are asking for it!

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-02-20T09:49:43+00:00

    Note for Microsoft Team

    Do you not remember the Clippy debacle?? Seems you don't learn from your past mistakes.

    It's pretty simple really - provide an option to disable Copilot from the UI. Period.

    The fact that it's placing a highly distracting and somewhat "Needy" [Draft With Copilot] in front of your cursor while trying to write an email is highly unprofessional.

    Honestly I'll just switch to Gmail or Zoho mail if you don't change this soon and it looks like others will too.

    Like so many others here, I agree 100%.

    Copilot is an obtrusive hinderance, and reduces productivity.
    Microsoft urgently needs to take action on this.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-02-15T18:34:19+00:00

    Thank you. The way Copilot constantly insinuates itself is incredibly annoying and intrusive. Why not keep a Copilot button as an option but without it getting in the way everywhere?

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-02-05T05:48:30+00:00

    This solution is pointless if you're a couple of months into your subscription. The downgrade won't happen until renewal and Support can't force the downgrade. For me that's 6 months away and 6 months that I have to deal with this inconvenient, mandatory feature!

    BTW, for those curious, there are no refunds after the first month so cancelling altogether so you can signup a new subscription will cost you the remaining months on your current subscription in addition to the new subscription.

    At times I really HATE Microsoft... not that they care.

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