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
    2024-12-19T14:22:14+00:00

    Hi All,

    If this method is not working for you, make sure you have all Microsoft products closed before following these instructions -- this includes Microsoft Edge! Otherwise Microsoft will simply immediately re-install the latest version of Word and undo all your hard work.

    Copy these instructions into Notebook if Edge is your only browser and then try the steps again. If a screen pops up claiming it's "updating" Word -- you know it's worked. Wait for the "update" to finish (it can take a long time), disable automatic updates, and then reboot Word, and Copilot should have disappeared for good.

    Kind regards

    Holly

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-03T01:59:15+00:00

    Thank you for this solution. After hours of time wasted on Youtube tutorials and other incorrect resolution steps, your workaround actually works and is easy to follow!

    Copilot is imposing and in no way 'helpful' to me. It's astonishing how Microsoft have not made it simple to disable/enable. I would love to discuss this with that 1 customer who suggested this feature would be a great addition to everyone's MS Office product and that it should be VERY difficult to remove/disable. Ridiculous how we have to sit on an outdated version of MS Office just so we don't have to deal with this imposing - and not at all useful - tool!

    In any case, thanks heaps for the solution. At least it's a proper workaround!

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-15T04:04:01+00:00

    I couldn't agree more!

    I've tried the "simple" BUG fix of resetting all the Connected Experiences to unticked, in Word, and they now show as unticked in Excel also. But restarting Word does NOT remove the CoPilot icon from the Word document.

    Mac running Sonoma 14.7.1

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-16T02:50:10+00:00

    And now Microsoft want me to pay extra for the inconvenience of having this icon everywhere and giving me no options to remove it.

    Subscription price in Australia is now up from $139 per year to $179 per year. This is an increase of 28.7%.

    Wow.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-01-16T04:35:36+00:00

    I got that increase message too. Downloaded and started using Libra Office.

    Opens and reads my Word documents I can write a document in Libra Writer and open it in Word with same fonts etc.

    looking like a subscription renewal that won’t be happening from my end!

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