How to Completely Disabling Copilot in Windows

Learn how to completely disabling copilot in Windows with clear steps, practical tips, and troubleshooting guidance for a reliable result.

Uninstall the Copilot application on Windows

You will need to access your computer's settings to uninstall the Copilot application. Access the application management interface on your computer , then find Copilot and click the three-dot icon to select Uninstall .

If the computer is used by multiple users and you don't want to uninstall Copilot for each user individually, you can use a PowerShell command.

Open PowerShell with administrator privileges and enter the following command:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -Name "Microsoft.Windows.Copilot" | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers

To prevent Windows from reinstalling Copilot when you create a new user, use the command below.

Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object { $_.DisplayName -like "*Microsoft.Copilot*" } | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online

Disable Copilot's autostartup

Open Task Manager and click on Startup. Then right-click on Copilot and select Disabled .

Disable Copilot in Edge

Copilot appears in multiple locations within the Edge browser, so disabling it requires several steps.

• Instructions on disabling Copilot mode in Edge

Disable Copilot in Edge using the Registry

Step 1

First, type "registry editor" in the search bar , then access the following path.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows

Step 2

Right- click on the Windows key , select New > Key, and name it WindowsCopilot .

Step 3

Next, right-click on the new WindowsCopilot key and select D-WORD 32-bit Value . Name the value TurnOffWindowsCopilot .

Double-click on the selected value 1 to enable Copilot disabling mode on Windows.

Step 4

Continue accessing via the link below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionContentDeliveryManager

Look to the right, find the value for SilentInstalledAppsEnabled , and double-click to change it.

Enter 0 to disable Microsoft from secretly installing Copilot on your computer.