How to disable copilot on microsoft office (excel, word, ppt) on Macbook

Yep. Hey folks, don’t reinvent the wheel, the efforts and attempts have already been made! THERE is NO WAY to be sure you’ve removed COPILOT unless you completely cancel your subscription as I did two days ago (a huge weight off) and instead use a single-purchase MSOffice version (not 2024) or an alternative to Microsoft, without Copilot. To just ‘turn it off’, if you can, in your Current sub means you’re still paying for it and perhaps it’ll reappear in future updates. Don’t pay for it if you object to it! This unsolicited AI infestation is definitely a consumer rights issue.

My comment wasn't intended to be specific to Apple or any other company. I was referring to all of the tech oligarchs--Microsoft, Apple, Twitter (yes, Twitter), Tik Tok, Amazon, FaceBook, and the rest. We have or will all be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

Hello, bubuds.

Welcome to the Microsoft community.

I understand that you want to disable copilot in Microsoft Office applications after trying it and feeling that it affects word loading speed. Copilot is a new feature which is designed to provide users with smarter and more personalized assistive functions through Artificial Intelligence technology that provides users with smarter, more personalized assistance functions that increase productivity and creativity. However, if you don't need this feature after trying it out and still want to disable copilot you can do so by following the instructions below:

• log in to Microsoft account | Services & subscriptions
• click on your Services & Subscriptions on the left navigation bar (below)
• find copilot on the right side of the page and disable it.

By following the steps above you can complete the disable copilot operation.Feel free to share updates with me on how things are progressing after you've completed the aforementioned steps. Should you have any questions or require clarification, do not hesitate to reach out to me. I‘d like to do my utmost to assist you.

Best Regards,

Hannah.Z- MSFT |Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Dear Hannah,

Your advice is wrong and/or outdated. No such option appears where you say it does.

Also, the alternative advice to turn off Connected Experiences also not help. In Excel, the Copilot UI features remain, the only difference is that they now pop up the advice to turn Connected Experiences back on.

For all others: There may be some light on the horizon. In Word, in Options, an actual option to turn off Copilot has been added. This does indeed disable Copilot functions, it seems. M$ claims that this option will be added to other Office apps over the course of February. I rooting for OneNote in particular, as Copilot is particularly overbearing there.

I went to Word, then Options. Did not find any way to turn off Copilot.

Where exactly is that option within "options?"

Right here:

I'm on 2412 build 18324.20194, current channel.