Stop summarizing documents in MS Copilot.

Question

How do I stop Copilot summarize documents in OneDrive?

Answer 1

Good day Edith Richardson!

From what you described, Copilot is automatically showing summaries when you view or share files in OneDrive, and you’re looking for a way to stop or limit this behavior.

At the moment, there isn’t an option to completely turn this feature off as it’s a built‑in part of Copilot’s OneDrive experience. As a workaround, you may be able to reduce how often summaries appear by sharing files through a direct link or download, rather than opening them in the OneDrive preview pane. Copilot summaries are mainly tied to OneDrive’s preview and sharing experience, not to the file itself when it’s accessed directly.

Hope this could clarify your concern. Feel free to post back if you need further support!

Yours sincerely.

Answer 2

Copilot in OneDrive cannot be turned off per feature (for example, only for summarizing). For any account that has Copilot in OneDrive, summarization is one of the built‑in capabilities and is always available for licensed users.

To stop Copilot from summarizing documents, avoid using the Copilot entry points in OneDrive (do not select files and choose Summarize or Summarize this file, and do not ask Copilot questions about files). There is no user-level switch in OneDrive to disable just the summarization feature.

For organizations, an administrator can effectively turn off Copilot in OneDrive for all users by disabling Microsoft Copilot in SharePoint in the Microsoft 365 admin center. This removes Copilot in OneDrive for those users, which also stops document summarization there.

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References:

• Microsoft 365 Copilot in OneDrive help & learning
• Frequently asked questions about Copilot in OneDrive
• Summarize your files with Copilot