Remove Copilot from Word

Anonymous
2024-11-03T04:38:02+00:00

The latest Microsoft 365 Update has added a Copilot function to Word. Now every time I create a new paragraph, a little copilot symbol appears in the left-hand margin prompting me to use copilot. It is extremely annoying and distracting. How do I stop this symbol appearing, or better, remove copilot from Word?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-24T11:45:52+00:00

    Uninstalling it in word seems to work as it's just a check box to be unchecked. However, this isn't the same in OneNote, you now also have an icon with the cursor everytime (!) or Excel. You can remove it from ribbons, but it doesn't remove it or switch it off.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-24T11:41:06+00:00

    Have also tried switch subscription and there are no possibilities to downgrade, only to pay monthly or reinstall my subscription and get a month free.

    I simply do not want copilot on my devices. Everything was fine.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-20T15:15:41+00:00

    I don't want the icon to come on every time I open a word document - that should be possible without going through the ridiculously complicated suggestion you make.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-18T02:56:37+00:00

    So you can switch it off if you don’t want it but you are still being charged for it - typical Microshaft.

    Looks like the Classic versions, which aren’t available in their testing sites which includes Australia, may not provide the same experience as the current 365 if you read between the lines in Microsoft’s news release

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-01-18T02:35:01+00:00

    Microsoft have announced the news prices, and state that a February update will allow CoPilot to be turned off. So bad news good news.
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/01/16/copilot-is-now-included-in-microsoft-365-personal-and-family/

    ZDNet article describes the main points.

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/its-official-all-your-office-apps-are-getting-ai-and-a-price-increase/

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