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Microsoft’s Copilot has moved from optional experiment to a pervasive part of the Windows 11 experience, and in 2026 the ways to hide, block, or remove it have shifted again. If you want Copilot out of your taskbar, keyboard shortcuts, apps, or even off your device entirely, this guide collects...

Microsoft has quietly given administrators a supported—but deliberately narrow—way to remove the consumer Microsoft Copilot app from managed Windows 11 devices through a new Group Policy surfaced in the January 2026 Insider Preview. Background / Overview Windows 11’s Copilot ecosystem now...

Microsoft’s latest Group Policy approach for removing Copilot from Windows 11 solves some immediate problems but creates new operational headaches: the policy frequently behaves like a one‑time uninstall rather than a durable block, leaves multiple Copilot entry points unaddressed, and pushes...

Microsoft’s Copilot is front‑and‑center in Windows 11, but you do not have to live with it — the visible app, its taskbar noise, and most common launch paths can be removed or neutralized without breaking Windows. The method is simple in principle: uninstall the Copilot app where it exists...

Microsoft’s Copilot has been folded into Windows 11 so tightly that many users now find the assistant unavoidable — but it’s still possible to remove, hide, or block Copilot at multiple levels depending on your edition of Windows and how permanent you want the block to be. Overview Copilot...

Microsoft is preparing to push the Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto a huge swath of Windows PCs this fall, automatically installing a centralized Copilot entry point on devices that already have Microsoft 365 desktop apps — a change that promises easier discovery of AI features but also raises...

Microsoft is rolling Copilot from an optional add‑on into a default part of the Microsoft 365 experience — automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices that already have Microsoft 365 desktop clients — a background rollout Microsoft says will begin in Fall 2025 and...

Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto Windows machines that already have Microsoft 365 desktop clients installed, a background rollout Microsoft frames as starting in “Fall 2025” and industry reporting places in early October through mid‑November — and...

Microsoft will begin automatically pushing the Microsoft 365 Copilot desktop app to Windows devices that already have Microsoft 365 desktop clients installed, in a background rollout scheduled to start in October 2025 and described by Microsoft as beginning in “Fall 2025.” Background Microsoft...

Microsoft is rolling the Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto Windows 11 devices that already have the Microsoft 365 desktop apps installed, pushing a background, non‑disruptive installation that will place a new Microsoft 365 Copilot entry in Start menus across eligible systems beginning in Fall 2025...

Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot desktop app on most Windows PCs that already have Microsoft 365 desktop applications, in a background, phased rollout Microsoft describes as starting in “Fall 2025” and which industry reporting has translated into an...

Starting in early October and finishing around mid‑November 2025, Microsoft will quietly push the Microsoft 365 Copilot app to many Windows PCs that already have Microsoft 365 desktop apps installed — downloading and installing the app in the background, adding an icon to the Start menu, and...

Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices that already have Microsoft 365 desktop client apps, rolling the background install out beginning in Fall 2025 — with a practical deployment window that industry reporting ties to early October through...

Microsoft’s plan to push the Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto many Windows desktops next month is the clearest signal yet that the company intends to make an AI assistant a default part of the Windows productivity surface — but the details, caveats, and operational impact matter as much as the...

Microsoft’s latest packaging of its agent-building tools — now split into Copilot Studio Lite and the Copilot Studio Full Experience — is less a rename and more a strategic reframe: the company is clarifying who these tools are for, where they run, and how enterprises should govern them. The...

Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot desktop app on Windows machines that already have Microsoft 365 desktop clients installed, a background rollout slated to start in early October and run into mid‑November 2025 — and while enterprise tenants can opt out, most...

Microsoft has confirmed a sweeping change to how Windows devices will receive AI integration: the Microsoft 365 Copilot app will be automatically installed on Windows systems that already have Microsoft 365 desktop apps, with the rollout beginning in early October 2025 and expected to finish...

Microsoft will begin installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app automatically on Windows devices that already have the Microsoft 365 desktop apps, a background rollout that starts this fall and is expected to reach completion by mid‑November — but it won’t happen for devices in the European...

Microsoft will begin automatically installing the standalone Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto many Windows devices this fall, pushing a dedicated Copilot entry into the Start menu on eligible machines unless administrators explicitly opt out — a move Microsoft describes as a background...

Microsoft will begin pushing the standalone Microsoft 365 Copilot app onto many Windows devices this fall, installing it quietly in the background on systems that already have Microsoft 365 desktop clients — with an explicit carve‑out for devices in the European Economic Area and several...