How do I get rid of the Copilot icon on Docs as I'm working on them?

Carol Nissenson 5

Although I have unchecked the Copilot box, quit and restarted Word and my computer, the icon continues to appear on the docs I'm working on. It's enormously distracting to me. How do I get rid of it?

Thanks for any help you can provide

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2025-12-18T19:19:54.57+00:00

Likewise: I also often take screen captures from Word for tech support emails, and I don't want that floating logo included in them.
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 438K Reputation points

2026-02-08T14:50:24.6833333+00:00

@Ray_go

Nobody here can alter the design of the program. If you have suggestions, feature requests or complaints use Help> Feedback in the program's menu bar to submit them to Microsoft. This is a peer-to-peer support Community hosted but not monitored by anyone from Microsoft. All we can do here is support the product Microsoft supplies.

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Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 438K

UPDATE: The 16.103.1 update appears to have removed the intrusive logo from the Word window.

The update is available to those who use the Current Channel (Preview) option but should be released to everyone a bit later this month.

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Ray_go 0 Reputation points

2026-02-08T06:17:00.0166667+00:00

I would like to have Copilot available for occasional use, but I don't want that icon in every document I'm working on. It seems however, that my only choices are on or off. I've got it turned off, so it's not continuously annoying me, but when I do want to use it I have to go into preferences, turn it on, use it, back to preferences, turn it off, rinse and repeat. I would like to see an option to have it available with one click in the toolbar, but not being so intrusive.
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Stefan Blom 354.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-02-08T14:43:48.4833333+00:00

@Ray_go, you have to post this as a suggestion for Microsoft developers. Use the Feedback facility in your version of Word. (Microsoft developers and decision makers do not follow the Q&A forums.)

Ray_go 0 Reputation points

2026-02-10T00:50:26.4033333+00:00

Thanks for the info. I had thought perhaps there was a way to do this and someone here might know what that way was.
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2025-11-14T22:10:54.8766667+00:00
To remove the Copilot icon from your documents in Word, you can try the following steps:

Disable Copilot in Settings: Make sure you have unchecked the Copilot option in the settings. If you have already done this, proceed to the next steps.

Restart Word: Close Word completely and reopen it to see if the icon disappears.

Check for Updates: Ensure that your Microsoft 365 apps are up to date, as updates may fix bugs related to the Copilot feature.

Contact IT Support: If the icon still appears after trying the above steps, you may need to contact your IT administrator for further assistance, as there might be organization-specific settings affecting the visibility of the Copilot icon.

If these steps do not resolve the issue, consider filing a support request for more tailored assistance.

References:

Copilot is missing, disabled, or doesn't work correctly
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