Remove Copilot from Word

I have turned off CoPilot without changing my subscription......

For those who have a family subscription, [I am on an iMac] - if you go into Word, open a document [not sure a document is necessary but it is the order I did this], and go into preferences suddenly a new icon has appeared under authoring and proofing tools.

It wasn't there yesterday. It gives you the option to click a box to enable Co Pilot ...and MUCH MORE IMPORTANTLY TO UNCLICK THE BOX to disable...which I have done and the nasty little thing has disappeared from my word documents..... hope this works for all.....

So for those of us on annual subscriptions, are you saying we'll need to revert to a year-old version of Office, and then block updates for another full year to avoid having Co-pilot shoved down our throats? That seems...wild. I followed the steps above for switching my subscription type (thank you very much for that) but all the messages tell me I won't be converting over until January 3, 2026. Is there a way to convert to no-Co-Pilot now that doesn't involve using older software? Can someone in MS customer service convert my account immediately if I call a helpline or something?

I reverted back to the no copilot office version using the command prompt instructions. So now when my subscription renews on 11/25, it won't include Outlook unless I "upgrade" to the $100 copilot version. Unbelievable!

Unfortunately you don’t get that option if you are in Australia. The only option you get is to go to monthly billing.

According to the person I spoke to online at Microsoft, I have to ring up Microsoft in Australia and beg for the Classic option.

Microsoft will lose my subscription as I won’t support grubby tactics like this.

They have hidden the option. You have to click on "cancel subscription" and then it will show you the "classic" version, which is what you had before, at the old price, with all the same features except no copilot!

"Manage" will no longer bring up the option to switch to the classic version. You now have to click on "cancel subscription" and you will see the classic option with all the same features at the old price just without copilot.