How to disable Copilot for all applications - Mac

Anonymous
2024-12-12T11:30:03+00:00

I don't want to use the copilot features that have automatically been added to my Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PPT, etc.) - and I feel that this should be something that we are able to do, without having to purchase a subscription to copilot and then disable it.

How can I disable these features, to stop the shadow offer to use copilot on every new line I start on a word document and remove the icon from the tool bar?

This should be something that is an optional add on, rather than a mandated installation.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-18T16:13:58+00:00

    Thank you for this solution—it worked for me as well!

    Mac user here. After scouring a few threads, the following solution worked for me:

    Thanks everyone for all the helpful suggestions.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-29T19:52:59+00:00

    Thanks for posting this - but users really, really, really should not have to go hunting for a way to have privacy for their own documents. It is absolutely terrible that Microsoft is shoving AI at users without asking. This is not just some little add-on. It's an incredibly invasive function and there are serious moral implications at play here, or do you not all understand that?

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-26T16:58:25+00:00

    This method also seems to work with the current version of Word:

    • Start Word. From the top-line Word menu, go to Preferences, then Privacy.
    • Click Manage Connected Experiences.
    • Clear the checkbox next to "Turn on all connected experiences." Ignore the warning message. Click OK.
    • Close the Preferences menu, and quit Word.
    • Make absolutely certain that you have quit Word, then restart it.
    • From the top-line Word menu, go to Preferences, then Copilot.
    • Clear the checkbox next to Enable Copilot, and click OK.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-17T21:41:55+00:00

    Whatever I paid for Office I want it refunded. I am going to use another app and hope my documents will transfer to the new program. This is a disaster. I will try Libre Offie and Neo Office to start with and be sure Copilot is not on either one of them.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-01-17T18:06:43+00:00

    I've had it with MS 365. the copilot feature in the Mac version it too annoying to deal with. There needs to be a way to disable this function immediately. Guess I need to switch to Pages and Numbers. This forced shoving-down-our-throats attitude from Microsoft delays work production. My opinion...I HATE COPILOT!

    Guess I'll tell patients we have to stop using Microsoft products, and delay their treatments because writing orders within Word takes too long now

    Thanks Microsoft

    Same attitude as lousy versions of PC operating systems, Vista and following versions come to mind. And finally Win 10 and 11 functional

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