How to disable or remove Copilot from Word (there is a solution - check 2nd edit)

Anonymous
2024-11-01T04:09:09+00:00

This morning Copilot appeared in Word. I do not have a subscription for it, nor do I want it at all. It just appeared in what must have been an update.

I have the most up-to-date word running on a desktop with Windows 11.

I need to disable Copilot. I do not want to see it in the ribbon or right in the middle of the writing space (in the image).

Please advise how to disable, remove or just stop Copilot as I can't seem to remove it. I'm downright frustrated with it and didn't ask or request it. I did not buy it or subscribe to it.

Thank you.

Leah

Edit: Found the best solution was to roll back to a previous version before it updated. I replied further down and used a method that worked for me. Best I can suggest is do that and then start updating again when they allow us to turn stupid Copilot OFF.

2nd Edit: In the newest update (including in Australia) you can now turn it off in word for windows: File -> Options -> copilot (4th option) -> untick enable.

HOORAY! IT IS OFF!!!!!!!!

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-17T13:31:08+00:00

    I just dumped all my Microsoft apps and cancelled my subscription. I'm using an office suite called SoftMaker NX ($25 a year for a subscription). It's a German company and it works much like MS Office. I had to choose a different cloud service to move my documents from OneDrive, but I honestly prefer it over OneDrive at this point.

    Like anything that involves change, there are some learning curves to SoftMaker, but they're not many as much of the functionality is quite similar to Word.

    As a professional writer myself, I very much enjoy SoftMaker and highly recommend it. They also offer the ability to buy their software outright if you don't want to subscribe.

    As for cloud services, there are multiple secure services that don't use any kind of AI to scan your contents to make "suggestions" - they may have a heavy upfront cost, but they're totally worth it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-17T13:58:51+00:00

    Open WORD

    Datei (lefttest tag)

    Optionen (at the bottom)

    1. line 'Copilot')

    deactivate (take out the 'x'

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-17T14:09:30+00:00

    This is not working for Mac users. There is no OPTIONS button in the file menu for Word for Mac. In addition, there is no enable/disable function to disable copilot on Mac and I'm on the latest version of word, i.e., 16.93

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-17T14:12:56+00:00

    Agreed and well said. Also, Copilot is not just in your word documents to write for you. It's there to scrape your content to make the AI "smarter."

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-01-17T15:14:41+00:00

    Simple fix! Thank you for the 2nd edit... before that I had uninstalled it... but your 2nd Edit worked like a charm. Simple! Thanks!!!

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