STOP ANNOYING COPILOT CHAT POP UP IN APPS

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STOP ANNOYING COPILOT CHAT POP UP IN APPS

AW Vancouver 85

We use Office 365 for business, Windows 11 Enterprise; OS build 26200.7462; Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.275.0

Starting December 17 each time i open a desktop app (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc) i get the MOST ANNOYING POP UP from Copilot letting me know that before i even start a document i can chat with Copilot about it. See snip below.

WHO NEEDS THIS EVERY TIME THEY OPEN A PROGRAM?

More annoying is that i have uninstalled Copilot and yet, still it persists. There is no way for me to turn this new uninvited, absolutely unwanted pop up off. I looked it up, there is no 'Copilot' in my program Options, there no way to stop this annoying thing from coming up.

I request a fix for this. Not everyone is allowed to use AI at their workplaces - there are many issues around that. And new thought: NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO. And so to constantly force this stupid thing on people every time they open an app is INFURIATING and it's only been one day.

Does anyone have a fix for this issue for the desktop apps? If you do, you will be my forever hero!

Chat wiht Copilot

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Tom Hartley 0 Reputation points

2026-01-16T12:11:20.4933333+00:00

EDIT: SORRY, THIS DID NOT WORK. POPUPS CAME BACK. EVERYTIME WE OPEN AN APP WE STILL GET THE HATED POPUP. THERE IS STILL NO COPILOT SETTING IN OPTIONS.

Jan 16 2016: We also hated the "Chat with Copilot in Word" popup which interrupted our workflow every time we opened Word/Excel/Powerpoint, which happens several hundred times a day.

What did not work: Uninstalling Copilot. Removing the license to Copilot. Trying to use the Options settings that do not exist.

>> This worked for us, to get rid of the "Chat with Copilot in Word" popup:

We use Microsoft 365 Apps for Business

We had version 2511

Look up your version: File > Account > One the Product Information Section, look at About PowerPoint and Version.

Users online noted that the popup every time happens up to version 2511, so we updated.

Steps to update:

Close all of your open files, because Microsoft apps will reset when this is done.

In Word, Excel or PowerPoint:

Update: File > Account > One the Product Information Section click Update Option > Update now.

Watch for popups to authorize this. Watch for popups telling you to save any files because it's going to reset.

That's it. It updated to version 2512 and the hated box went away.

One note: I worry that Microsoft will reset which resets my custom settings and takes hours to restore, but this update didn not reset my settings.
EH 0 Reputation points

2026-06-17T17:04:50.9766667+00:00

I despise Microsoft so much.
EH 0 Reputation points

2026-06-17T17:09:43.5533333+00:00

I use OneDrive on the web only, via Chrome and Safari. The Microsoft copilot chat files folder always comes back after I delete it. The copilot chat bubble is also annoying. It is beyond my comprehension that Microsoft forces this on its customers with no way to permanently disable copilot altogether. Unfortunately, I paid for the annual OneDrive subscription. Needless to say, I won't renew. The only reason why I subscribed to OneDrive is because of the Word dark mode that Google Drive doesn't have. I will go back to Google Drive because Google's non dark mode is way better than Microsoft's annoying copilot shenanigans.
Charles Kenyon 171.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2026-06-17T19:29:29.4866667+00:00

EH This is a user-to-user support forum about Microsoft Word.

Nothing you post here is seen by decision makers or designers at Microsoft.

You are writing about a OneDrive subscription. To get any help about that, please post on the OneDrive forum.

To get your message to Microsoft, use the Feedback mechanisms in the product.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/giving-feedback-on-microsoft-word-or-other/8df81a9b-84aa-46ef-bf88-24fb7fec96ba

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Answer accepted by question author

Tim 115

This is extremely annoying and is a completely unprofessional inconvenience. Promotion or not, not being able to disable this AD makes me want to use Copilot even less.

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Charles Kenyon 171.1K Volunteer Moderator

This is extremely annoying and is a completely unprofessional inconvenience. Promotion or not, not being able to disable this AD makes me want to use Copilot even less.

This is a user-to-user support network.

Microsoft is not hearing about your problems from what you post here. Designers and their supervisors do see feedback. (You will almost certainly not get a direct response to that feedback but they do see it.)

I recommend using the public feedback portal and posting a link to your feedback here so that other users can also comment and vote. Here is my article with links and instructions about giving feedback:

Here is more about that:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/giving-feedback-on-microsoft-word-or-other/8df81a9b-84aa-46ef-bf88-24fb7fec96ba

Daniel2012 5 Reputation points

2025-12-22T06:22:20.2433333+00:00

This COPILOT popup is pure evil!!
robin thomson 0 Reputation points

2025-12-28T14:32:25.8133333+00:00

Any update on this issue? It frustrates me every time I open the apps.
BWH 5 Reputation points

2026-01-07T16:20:33.34+00:00

Please give us the option to disable this continuing pop up (asking if we want to chat with CoPilot) or make it a one-time thing. The current practice of having it pop up everytime I use Word or Excel disrupts my workflow and makes me look for ways to turn off CoPilot completely
Sean Maier 21 Reputation points

2026-01-12T19:22:11.33+00:00

Update, that annoying pop up is still here a month later, despite the suggestion that is might go away in a few days...

3 additional answers

Tom Hartley 0 Reputation points

2026-01-16T12:11:20.4933333+00:00

EDIT: SORRY, THIS DID NOT WORK. POPUPS CAME BACK. EVERYTIME WE OPEN AN APP WE STILL GET THE HATED POPUP. THERE IS STILL NO COPILOT SETTING IN OPTIONS.

Jan 16 2016: We also hated the "Chat with Copilot in Word" popup which interrupted our workflow every time we opened Word/Excel/Powerpoint, which happens several hundred times a day.

What did not work: Uninstalling Copilot. Removing the license to Copilot. Trying to use the Options settings that do not exist.

>> This worked for us, to get rid of the "Chat with Copilot in Word" popup:

We use Microsoft 365 Apps for Business

We had version 2511

Look up your version: File > Account > One the Product Information Section, look at About PowerPoint and Version.

Users online noted that the popup every time happens up to version 2511, so we updated.

Steps to update:

Close all of your open files, because Microsoft apps will reset when this is done.

In Word, Excel or PowerPoint:

Update: File > Account > One the Product Information Section click Update Option > Update now.

Watch for popups to authorize this. Watch for popups telling you to save any files because it's going to reset.

That's it. It updated to version 2512 and the hated box went away.

One note: I worry that Microsoft will reset which resets my custom settings and takes hours to restore, but this update didn not reset my settings.
EH 0 Reputation points

2026-06-17T17:04:50.9766667+00:00

I despise Microsoft so much.
EH 0 Reputation points

2026-06-17T17:09:43.5533333+00:00

I use OneDrive on the web only, via Chrome and Safari. The Microsoft copilot chat files folder always comes back after I delete it. The copilot chat bubble is also annoying. It is beyond my comprehension that Microsoft forces this on its customers with no way to permanently disable copilot altogether. Unfortunately, I paid for the annual OneDrive subscription. Needless to say, I won't renew. The only reason why I subscribed to OneDrive is because of the Word dark mode that Google Drive doesn't have. I will go back to Google Drive because Google's non dark mode is way better than Microsoft's annoying copilot shenanigans.
Charles Kenyon 171.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2026-06-17T19:29:29.4866667+00:00

EH This is a user-to-user support forum about Microsoft Word.

Nothing you post here is seen by decision makers or designers at Microsoft.

You are writing about a OneDrive subscription. To get any help about that, please post on the OneDrive forum.

To get your message to Microsoft, use the Feedback mechanisms in the product.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/giving-feedback-on-microsoft-word-or-other/8df81a9b-84aa-46ef-bf88-24fb7fec96ba

This thread will be locked.
Daniel2012 5 Reputation points

2025-12-22T06:22:20.2433333+00:00

This COPILOT popup is pure evil!!
robin thomson 0 Reputation points

2025-12-28T14:32:25.8133333+00:00

Any update on this issue? It frustrates me every time I open the apps.
BWH 5 Reputation points

2026-01-07T16:20:33.34+00:00

Please give us the option to disable this continuing pop up (asking if we want to chat with CoPilot) or make it a one-time thing. The current practice of having it pop up everytime I use Word or Excel disrupts my workflow and makes me look for ways to turn off CoPilot completely
Sean Maier 21 Reputation points

2026-01-12T19:22:11.33+00:00

Update, that annoying pop up is still here a month later, despite the suggestion that is might go away in a few days...

Answer 1

As to CoPilot...

Since you are using an Enterprise version, you need to talk to your IT department about turning off CoPilot.

The following is for users of 365 Personal or Family Subscriptions who may find this thread in a search but does not apply to Enterprise Versions.

See this humorous video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYVPThx7yss](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYVPThx7yss"A humorous and informative YouTube video about the Copilot upcharge") Here is the Microsoft support page: [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/switching-to-microsoft-365-personal-and-family-classic-plans-58342e83-38e7-4cda-b63b-88604a8fb7ef#](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/switching-to-microsoft-365-personal-and-family-classic-plans-58342e83-38e7-4cda-b63b-88604a8fb7ef"Microsoft Page on how to turn this off in Personal or Family subscriptions") Yes, you need to tell Microsoft that you want to cancel and let them convince you to stick with the “Classic” plan because you really do not need the screaming goats (video). I think Microsoft designers lack institutional memory of Clippy. Two videos:

SNL Clip: https://youtu.be/EpWbTogEEhg?si=IQ9g2pP6GDW7XM3z

Creating Clippy: [https://youtu.be/3kcQzCzSDvc?si=qOPZ6mkCcgR-RTem](https://youtu.be/3kcQzCzSDvc?si=qOPZ6mkCcgR-RTem"Video about creating Clippy")

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Answer 3

Dear @AW Vancouver,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum. I completely understand how frustrating this popup is, especially in workplaces where AI tools aren’t allowed or wanted. I want to reassure you that what you’re seeing isn’t the Copilot app itself. It’s a temporary promotional banner introduced in a recent Office update. It can show up even if Copilot is uninstalled or disabled, which makes the experience understandably confusing. The popup may disappear automatically in the next few days.

I also tested this on my side, and interestingly, after clicking the “Try now” button once, the popup stopped appearing entirely, even after restarting my PC and open Word and Excel again. I can’t guarantee this will behave the same way for you, but I wanted to share it as a possible quick workaround.

Please understand that our initial response does not always resolve the issue immediately. However, with your help and more detailed information, we can work together to find a solution.

I truly appreciate your patience and understanding. If you have any further questions or need further clarification, please feel free to reach out. I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for your cooperation.

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