Turn off copilot?

Uninstall the Copilot app from Windows to remove it from your PC.

Remove Copilot from Windows

• Windows 11: Open Settings → Apps → Installed apps, find Copilot, select the … menu, and choose Uninstall.
• Windows 10: Open Settings → Apps, find Copilot, and choose Uninstall.

Copilot is a removable Windows app and can be reinstalled later from Microsoft Store if wanted.^1^

If Copilot also appears in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint

Removing the Windows app does not turn off Copilot inside Microsoft 365 applications. For each affected app on Windows:

1. Open the app.
2. Select File → Options → Copilot.
3. Clear Enable Copilot.
4. Select OK, then close and restart the app.

This setting must be changed separately in each app and on each device. It is available only for supported app versions and personal Microsoft accounts; these controls are not available when signed in with a work or school account.^2^

For new Outlook, open Settings → Copilot and turn off Turn on Copilot. Classic Outlook for Windows currently has no equivalent toggle.^2^

If this is a Copilot+ PC

Copilot+ PC features are separate from the Copilot app. For example, to disable Click to Do:

1. Open Settings → Privacy & security → Click to Do.
2. Set Click to Do to Off.

Click to Do cannot be uninstalled, but turning it off disables its Windows-key shortcuts.^3^

Recall is also separate. Its snapshot saving can be paused or disabled, and existing snapshots can be deleted from its privacy controls.^4^

References

1. Welcome to Copilot on Windows
2. Turn off Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps | Microsoft Support
3. Click to Do: do more with what’s on your screen | Microsoft Support
4. Privacy and control over your Recall experience | Microsoft Support