What happened to my copilot?

ToyotaGR86 50 Reputation points
2026-09-09T12:34:20.01+00:00

Hello,

So today I found out there was another Copilot in the app store… after a little digging I figured it was the Microsoft 365 just renamed to Copilot. After installing the app, it turned out it had limits after 5 questions and stopped my previous Copilot app from working. Is there any way to opt out of the Microsoft 365 Copilot, as it is a hassle compared to the previous one.

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Also for context, this is a personal Microsoft account, without a Microsoft 365 subscription and it’s on my iPhone.

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Emma1-N 14,895 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2026-09-09T23:44:06.39+00:00

Welcome ToyotaGR86,

What you're seeing is expected with the recent Copilot app changes. Microsoft has been moving users to an updated Copilot experience and, for personal accounts, the older Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot experiences are being merged into a single app. During this transition, chats and content are moved to the updated Copilot app.

Regarding your question, there is currently no user setting to opt out of the migration and continue using the previous Copilot app once your account has been moved to the updated experience. The updated app is now the supported version for personal accounts.

As for the "daily chat limit" message, free users can continue using Copilot, but usage is subject to capacity and daily limits. When a limit is reached, you can either wait for the limit to reset or choose a paid Microsoft 365 subscription, which provides higher usage limits.

Official Microsoft information:

If you would prefer the previous experience to remain available, I recommend submitting feedback through the Copilot app by selecting your profile picture and using “Send feedback”, your feedback will be reach out to the right teams, they will improve for the future changes.

I hope this helps clarify what happened.

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  2. Khanh Pham 95 Reputation points
    2026-10-26T05:26:43.66+00:00

    Hey guys, I found the original/legacy Copilot link, and I am pretty happy I found it and it does not redirect you to the new one either, https://copilot.microsoft.com/?dpwa=1

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  3. Neo 25 Reputation points
    2026-10-26T22:31:08.97+00:00

    Well just for the record, I do pay for my co-pilot subscription. I don't think it was appropriate that microsoft, without notice, change the copilot which caused the loss of over a year and a half of Powershell scripting code that I created with the app. I did happen to discover my scripts when I went and I logged onto the website and somehow failed back to the previous version of Copilot, however I've noticed it's only available on the web and no longer in the app at home because of a Microsoft update. Thankfully I was able to go back at work because I handled the patching at work. LOL. Still don't take away my old co-pilot!!!!

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  4. Cat Abarca 10 Reputation points
    2026-10-29T21:49:03.4466667+00:00

    Old Copliot has been changed

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