How to disable Copilot for all applications - Mac

Anonymous
2024-12-12T11:30:03+00:00

I don't want to use the copilot features that have automatically been added to my Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PPT, etc.) - and I feel that this should be something that we are able to do, without having to purchase a subscription to copilot and then disable it.

How can I disable these features, to stop the shadow offer to use copilot on every new line I start on a word document and remove the icon from the tool bar?

This should be something that is an optional add on, rather than a mandated installation.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-18T10:48:51+00:00

    There IS NO File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Privacy Options.

    There IS NO File > Options at all in the Mac version of Word.

    There IS NO File > Feedback either.

    Have you ever even used Word for Mac? Are you just copy-pasting canned replies?

    They're just using Co-Pilot to reply -- it's the same people who don't actually have their own thoughts in writing who are writing the software and replying in the forums. But be thankful! There will never be a higher ratio of actual humans to bots in the future as we have now in January 2025!

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-18T15:43:07+00:00

    I can confirm that this drastic solution works (and add the further detail that you can turn off Automatic Updates from Word's top-line Help/Check for Updates menu; this opens AutoUpdate, and you can simply uncheck the box for automatic updating):

    • Open Word and turn off automatic updates.
    • Delete the Word app.
    • Go to this page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-office-for-mac
    • Download this version of Word: 16.89.1 (24091630), September 17, 2024
    • Install new version of Word.
    • Open it, quit, open it again.
    • Success! For me anyway, the copilot icon has vanished and I'm back to Word working as I want it to.

    When Microsoft fixes this absurd setting, we can presumably go back to automatic updates.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-18T15:46:21+00:00

    Cherry.Z's advice was the worst advice I've ever seen on a Microsoft Forum, and I've seen some bad advice before. Every detail is wrong.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-18T16:13:58+00:00

    Thank you for this solution—it worked for me as well!

    Mac user here. After scouring a few threads, the following solution worked for me:

    • Open Word and turn off automatic updates.
    • Delete the Word app.
    • Go to this page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-office-for-mac
    • Download this version of Word: 16.89.1 (24091630), September 17, 2024
    • Install new version of Word.
    • Open it, quit, open it again.
    • Success! For me anyway, the copilot icon has vanished and I'm back to Word working as I want it to.

    Thanks everyone for all the helpful suggestions.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-01-18T17:58:49+00:00

    Jimi,

    Thanks a million.

    I am free of that stupid copilot nonsense .

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