disable copilot

Question

How do i disable copilot? I could swear my old computer had a button on the homme page but now in windows 11 i can't find it.

Answer 1

Welcome paul carbone,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A forum.  

I understand how frustrating it can be when you are looking for a way to disable or hide Copilot in Windows 11 and cannot find the option that you remember from your previous computer. 

• Are you trying to remove Copilot from the taskbar only, or fully disable it system‑wide? 

In the meantime, you can try the steps below to troubleshoot the issue:  

Option 1: Hide Copilot from the taskbar 

• Go to Settings > Personalization 
• Select Taskbar 
• Turn off Copilot under Taskbar items 

option 2: Disable Copilot using Registry Editor  

• Press Windows key + R, type regedit, and press Enter 
• Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows 
• Right‑click Windows, select New, then Key, and name it WindowsCopilot 
• Select WindowsCopilot, right‑click the right pane, select New, then DWORD (32‑bit) Value 
• Name it TurnOffWindowsCopilot and set the value to 1 
• Restart the device 

Option 3: Restart Windows Explorer if Copilot still appears 

• Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager 
• Select Windows Explorer 
• Click Restart 

I really hope that the information I gave above was helpful to you. Please feel free to reply below and let me know if you have further concern on this matter.    

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