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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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Does this work with business accounts or only personal accounts? I have a business account as a self-employed person and I'm tired of seeing this "Co-Pilot" plagerism machine garbage as well.
I don't work for Microsoft.
I've been using via parts of the Office Suite for many years. I just want to be able to continue using it without a Copilot interfering with what I do.
Deary me, you really DO hate your customers, don’t you? Why would you do this? Gouge people for things they don’t want and a ke it really difficult for them to turn them off.
You leaned nothing from Clippy, did you?
How can you personally work for such an immoral company?
How would someone on a Mac do this? These are instructions for Windows only.
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?