Remove Copilot from Word

And yet after removing all connected experiences, the copilot still annoys with its icon next to the cursor. So your answer is incorrect and false.

It's almost as if Microsoft are removing any way of people pushing back against technology they don't want injected into their work flow... collecting data and information... not turning off...

Simply does not work. I rolled back to the Office version 17531.20120, opened Word and - presto - there was Copilot again.

Also: the steps you describe above ("“Switch to a subscription that suits you better") do not appear on my page as described.

Ben, I agree 100%. And what's feeling incredibly annoying as I deal with this and get little or no work done this week because of this issue, is that Microsoft does not provide any human beings to talk to about this. I phoned the local help line and got an AI assistant that pointed me back here to this very online help! It's treating users like a cash-cow. It's an aggressive 'like it or lump it' approach to their services.

I 'get' that some people (not writers!) might enjoy Copilot, but Microsoft should have GIVEN US THE OPTION, not simply added it in. It should be opt-in, not opt-out -- and ha! there's not even an opt-out option anyway! It seems that the only way to opt out is to unsubscribe. This is totally unacceptable.

Thank you. That process proved successful for me. I was able to get rid of Copilot from my Microsoft Word program. Now I can do my personal work without disturbance.

I 100% agree. How hard would it be to have a button to turn it off, or at least get rid of the prompt in the middle of your word document!