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.

Anonymous
2025-01-17T08:59:20+00:00

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

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-17T15:39:51+00:00

    Is this fix only for PC's or does it include Mac's? I do not have a box to check or uncheck in "preferences" and I don't know why. If people could preference which system they are using when they use this fix it would be most helpful.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-17T15:47:35+00:00

    I have tried everything suggested to rid my "word" of "Copilot". I have been on a chat with two representatives and it still won't go away. I am hitting Reddit, Quora and YouTube to see if someone out there has figured this out, because clearly Microsoft is missing a small detail for my situation.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-17T15:50:58+00:00

    What worked for me, thanks to instructions from Thomas C., above, was:

    Open a Word document;

    Click File;

    Click Options;

    On Options list, click Copilot.

    Uncheck Copilot.

    Bingo! The Copilot icon stopped appearing in the documents I'm working on

    and the Copilot icon is grayed-out on my ribbon.

    Nothing to do with Preferences.

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  4. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 437.7K Reputation points
    2025-01-17T17:44:43+00:00

    You're posting in a Word for Windows Community so the responses often do not apply to Word for Mac. Those instructions in particular are for the Windows version only. There is no Mac Word counterpart.

    Your 3rd message posted here has been moved to the respective Mac Word Community as a new thread. Please continue the conversation there: How to disable Copilot. Macbook Air Sonoma 16.93

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-01-17T18:59:23+00:00

    Thanks for pointing that out, Bob. I hope Mac users can soon find a fix, too.

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