How can I buy Office 365 without Copilot

Anonymous
2025-01-21T00:25:30+00:00

Hello,

I am trying to buy a personal 365 subscription for my mother.

Currently, she is on my family plan, but I am cancelling that because I'm getting a subscription through my university instead. I saw when turning off autorenewel on my current plan that it was possible to get a subscription without copilot. My mum does not want and will never use any copilot features, so I wanted to get her that plan. However, when trying to create a new subscription for my mum on her account, this option was not available.

Is it possible to buy a personal 365 plan without copilot? Or is that option only available when you're changing a pre-existing plan?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-07-02T19:41:26+00:00

    I've made a decision -- unless Microsoft changes their minds and goes back to the regular non-Copilot pricing in the next 2 months....!!

    I have created a new free MS account (you get 5 GB cloud storage and web-based Office), and then if/when needed, increase to the Microsoft 365 Basic offer (100GB cloud storage, web versions of Office, $19.99/year, no Copilot) after my current MS account expires later this year.

    I am currently moving my folders over to my new account. For One Note files, I'm exporting/importing them, which has worked fine (I really love One Note!!)

    For me, my Microsoft usage for work has declined. So for my personal MS use, I don't need as much storage. The 1TB storage I currently have is great, but I can get by with less.

    I wish that it didn't come to this because I've been a satisfied customer. But I think MS is all-in on Copilot AI and forcing subscribers to pay for it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-06-25T04:43:27+00:00

    Ridiculous that you're charging extra when we're getting our AI elsewhere.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-05-08T15:44:08+00:00

    I agree, it was totally wrong for Microsoft to cleverly add copilot into my existing subscription for Word 365! It may be a nice tool but it should not have been forced on those of us who for over 12 years I have used MS Word and really do not want to change my word processing software. Also to do that without notification seems to be a breach of contract if not integrity! So, I too will soon cancel my MS Word 365 subscription as forced by MS, as soon I find an equivalent replacement! How can a retired senior take the hit of a 45-50 in priced increase for MS Word? Shame on you folks at MS! By the way, now I understand why I have for over 2 hours tried to contact a real person to clarify by billing, because MS did not want people like me to find this discrepency.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-05-06T13:12:37+00:00

    Top tips - don't cancel your subscription, but go to MS chat and request downgrade to classic. Apparently not available to new users.

    Copy and past the link posted above (and below) about how you are allowed to do this if not offered.

    feedback that more and more people want this option

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/switching-to-microsoft-365-personal-and-family-classic-plans-58342e83-38e7-4cda-b63b-88604a8fb7ef

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-01-21T08:20:00+00:00

    You have to cancel o365 not simply turn off renewal.

    Any family member would need to turn off OneDrive sync, and download all data to their local PC and then uninstal o365 as they will lose all data when you cancel.

    The other person can then buy any Office licence that meets their needs, there is only the single o365 Pers

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