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I am using a Macbook Air, last week I tried the free trial of the copilot, but since I don't find it helpful, and even my word keeps on lagging, now I want to disable the copilot.
I have already tried to uninstall and reinstall Microsoft 365, and several tips on the internet, but none of them is working. The copilot is still there. and I find it so annoying.
Can someone help me to show me the way to disable the copilot, please?
Thank you!
Processes in Microsoft 365 for setting up Office apps, redeeming product keys, and activating licenses.
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This is absolute ****. I CANNOT remove the copilot icon from powerpoint!
Stop using Word, Excel, etc, use Pages, Numbers, from Apple.
The whole exercise of slipping the app in with no permission and making it close to impossible to remove is manipulative and unacceptable. Things like this have to be resisted.
You can't.
End of story.
You gave permission to Microsoft to install spyware on your computer and there is no 'off' switch or way to remove it except by downgrading the app.
Users on Windows do apparently have an 'off' option but Microsoft have not yet explained whether this entirely turns off Copilot or if it just turns off the helper interface. In other words, if when turned off, it is still stealing your work in the background.
You can actually switch now if you choose—you go in, cancel your subscription, and they'll offer you the option of backing out of the cancellation by choosing Classic instead. That's what I did. I switched back to Classic and since my account doesn't renew until December, I have time to figure out whether I'm going to purchase a downloadable 2021 version of Office that isn't subscription based, or if I'm going to develop a relationship with one of the various alternatives to office, whether that's Pages (which I have tried out on my tablet with encouraging results) or one of the "open office" softwares out there.
I've used Word, specifically, for almost 30 years. It annoys the living hell out of me when they "upgrade" and change the interface so I have to relearn how to find specific functions. This goes beyond annoyance. They actively threaten my livelihood by doing this. I'm not sure I can continue to use any of their products under the circumstances... but I'm still assessing that.
As it tuns out, so-called 'Classic' is Microsoft 365 minus Copilot or the price hike (basically what we had before M$ went bananas). Unfortunately, the switchover happens at your next renewal, so Copilot is with you until then. I'm switching to Classic anyway, and will pounce on the Copilot options in Excel, OneNote, and Powerpoint as soon as they pop up.