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Copilot does not appear on Windows 11 taskbar

Christian Vago 40 Reputation points
2024-07-08T13:41:05.9+00:00

Copilot still doesn't appear on the Windows 11 taskbar, even after the 23H2 update, despite running the command microsoft-edge://?ux=copilot&tcp=1&source=taskbar and / or modifying the AllowCopilotRuntime, IsCopilotAvailable settings in the registry (which makes Copilot open in the browser rather than on the right-hand side of the screen).

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  1. S.Sengupta 17,121 Reputation points MVP
    2024-07-09T01:45:11.0066667+00:00

    Try enabling Copilot using PowerShell or Command Prompt:

    New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" -Name "TaskbarCopilot" -Value 1 -PropertyType DWORD -Force
Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force

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  1. Kapil Arya 7,856 Reputation points MVP
    2024-07-09T02:29:00.92+00:00

    Hello,

    See if this fix helps you:

    https://www.kapilarya.com/fix-copilot-is-missing-in-windows-11

    Let us know if this helps!

    Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

  2. Christian Vago 40 Reputation points
    2024-07-09T21:34:27.2633333+00:00

    Also, here are the values coming back automatically to zero at every reboot :

    IsUserEligible (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Copilot\BingChat)

    AllowCopilotRuntime (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsCopilot)

    IsCopilotAvailable (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Copilot)

    ShowCopilotButton (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced)

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  3. Christian Vago 40 Reputation points
    2024-07-12T03:40:24.63+00:00

    Since Copilot for Windows recently turned into PWA (Progressive Web App) mode, here is a way for pinning Copilot to the taskbar and to the Windows start menu, for those computers still without it...

    1. Launch a search query from the (Edge) browser address field for the Copilot app, by entering the URL edge://apps/all?q=copilot
    2. // or go to bing.com and click the Copilot icon to the right of the search field //
    3. then click INSTALL (or the icon Apps located to the upper right zone on Edge)
    4. click the links "Pin to folder" and "Add to the Start menu".

    Other actions that can be tested beforehand (but which in many cases produce no results) are :

    • open the command prompt [Windows] + [R] and write microsoft-edge://?ux=copilot&tcp=1&source=taskbar
    • and/or set to 0 or 1 the value of the following registry variables:
      • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Copilot\BingChat (for IsUserEligible=1)
      • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsCopilot (for AllowCopilotRuntime=1)
      • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Copilot (for IsCopilotAvailable=1)
      • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot (for TurnOffWindowsCopilot=0)
      • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced (for ShowCopilotButton=1)
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