Remove CoPilot from Office 365 for Mac.

Question

I do not want to use CoPilot.

It is now seemingly impossible to get rid of. The icon has appeared everywhere. It, is as a tool SO BAD, that even seeing it causes;

• Anxiety and more importantly
• Reputational Damage

How do I remove it? Or do I need to switch to Google Workspaces?

Answer 1

If you use a one-time-purchase version of Office 2024 with Outlook or without Outlook, it does not include Copilot.

Answer 2

For personal accounts, you should be able to turn off Copilot in Word, Excel and other Office apps. See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/turn-off-copilot-in-microsoft-365-apps .

Note that if you are in a business environment, you may not have that level of control. Talk to the local IT support / network admin.