How to block non-Entra users from using Copilot in Edge sidebar?

Question

Hello,

In order to secure our network better, we would like to block the instance of Copilot that runs int he Edge sidebar from non-Entra accounts.

These accounts are used on our domain for production users, so they are not provided the Enterprise data protection. I have found the Edge group policy that allows us to disable to sidebar entirely, but my organization does not like this idea since we don't commonly use or maintain group policy.

I have tried blocking copilot.microsoft.com and bing.com/chat on our firewall. This only prevents access to those sites and not access from the Edge sidebar.

From the support site, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/manage I now see that Copilot on Edge does not have distinct separation other than the Enterprise data protection.

My question is: How can I block Copilot on the Edge sidebar for users with non-Entra accounts? Is this possible without using group policy?

***moved from Microsoft Edge / All other issues / Windows 10**

Answer 1

Hello oostindavy,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community forum.

From the description above, I understand your question is related to block using Copilot in Edge sidebar.

Since there are no engineers dedicated to block using Copilot in Edge sidebar in this forum. in order to be able to get a quick and effective handling of your issue, I recommend that you repost your question in the Q&A forum, where there will be a dedicated engineer to give you a professional and effective reply.

Here is the link for Q&A forum.
Questions - Microsoft Q&A

Click the "Ask a Question" button in the upper right corner to post your question and type "Copilot" tag and "Edge" and select any tags related to your productions.

I hope the information above is helpful.

If you have any question or concern, please feel free to let us know.

Best Regards,
Daisy Zhou

Answer 2

Hello oostindavy,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community forum.

From the description above, I understand your question is related to block using Copilot in Edge sidebar.

Since there are no engineers dedicated to block using Copilot in Edge sidebar in this forum. in order to be able to get a quick and effective handling of your issue, I recommend that you repost your question in the Q&A forum, where there will be a dedicated engineer to give you a professional and effective reply.

Here is the link for Q&A forum.
Questions - Microsoft Q&A

Click the "Ask a Question" button in the upper right corner to post your question and type "Copilot" tag and "Edge" and select any tags related to your productions.

I hope the information above is helpful.

If you have any question or concern, please feel free to let us know.

Best Regards,
Daisy Zhou

Thank you for the reply Daisy. I posted this same exact question to Microsoft Q&A, and the question was promptly deleted and now I am banned from posting there. This is honestly shocking.

Answer 3

Hello

I am sorry. In general, posts with the same content may be deleted if they are published multiple times. Or if you post something that contains sensitive information, it may also be removed.

Can you now post in Q&A forum?

Best Regards,
Daisy Zhou