How do I stop Copilot interfering with my documents? I removed the app but it is still there like an embedded virus. Word for Windows.

I have Word version 2501 Build 18429.20044 installed, but there is no option to remove copilot as you have described.

Hi, Thomas,

What if Copilot doesn't show up in the list of Word Options, but the Copilot icon is still in EVERY DOC - both new and ones I'm editing???

And where do I find the version number of my Word install? My laptop is 6 weeks and my MS Office apps are even newer!

Thanks!

Apologies in advance if you've already tried/noticed this, but File > Options on my PC is WAY at the bottom/the last option (pardon the pun), as if they are trying to get us to stop disabling these *features* because there is obviously something IN IT FOR MS to keep it active.

When I do open Options, however, Copilot is nowhere to be found, so I'm still - short of disabling it COMPLETELY - just trying get it to stay OUT OF MY DOCS.

Good luck!

This PESKY copilot does NOT appear in the list of Word Options, so I think I somehow already disabled / removed it there.

BUT it just started popping up a few minutes ago in every NEW Word doc I open, AND every doc I try to edit, and I CANNOT GET RID OF IT.

THIS IS MADDENING.

How do fix this?????

This is not the place to tell the people who did this to you what you think, though. They will not see it here.

This is a user-to-user support forum. -- You can give feedback TO MICROSOFT designers and decision makers on Microsoft Word or other Microsoft Products using their feedback mechanisms, (not here). (This is a link to directions.)

I get that BTW

If only there were an AI app which the people at Microsoft could 'ask' regularly and get aggregated feedback about users views (good and bad) about their apps.

Perhaps ChatGPT or Gemini should be installed on their IT systems to help them out.

:-)