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How to disable/remove Copilot from operating in Word?

Bt-4617 0 Reputation points
2026-02-05T20:15:55.6633333+00:00

I have build # 2601 of Word. The pesky, intrusive Copilot doc editor that operates on the left side of a document does nothing but mess up my documents. It thinks it knows what I want to do and just unilaterally does it ahead of me, which just messes up my document. I type a lot in foreign languages, which often requires different formatting, which Copilot does not understand. It keeps trying to block or correct changes I want to make, as one might in English. I tried turning it off, but there are no boxes or switches to click, not even in privacy settings in connected services. I even asked the AI to help me figure out how to disable Copilot for Word, but it was unable to find a way to turn it off or remove it. I want to remove any AI from my Word documents. How do I do this? Please put an "OFF" switch back in Word!! I even went into my 365 account to unpin it. NO SUCCESS!! It is still as active as ever. Please help me remove the monster!!

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
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  1. John Korchok 232.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-02-05T20:36:08.4333333+00:00

    Here is Microsoft's page on turning Copilot off: Turn off Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps

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  2. John Korchok 232.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-02-05T20:20:12.1366667+00:00

    To get rid of Copilot entirely, you can switch to a Microsoft 365 Classic plan, or you can buy Office 2024 with Outlook or without Outlook, neither of which include Copilot.

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  3. Bt-4617 0 Reputation points
    2026-02-05T20:18:48.35+00:00

    I updated Word to the latest available version, and there is no dialogue box in this version (2601).

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