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How to Remove Copilot dropdown on Outlook Classic 2019

Anonymous
2025-06-18T13:13:48+00:00

I have just noticed that I now have a Copilot dropdown above the Ribbon on the right hand side in my Outlook Classic 2019 - I DO NOT WANT THIS RUBBISH IN MY OFFICE APPLICATIONS!!!!

How many more times are Microsoft going to thrust these stupid ideas down our throats 🤬

What I need to know is how to remove it.....Please someone help as there are no details on the internet, unless you are a 365 user, which I'm not

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me

Paul

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For business

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-06-18T20:12:06+00:00

    Hi JK,

    Thanks for getting back to me but none of your suggestions have helped.

    There is no copilot section in Options and there are no add-ins for Copilot 😒

    If there is a RegEdit hack I can use I'm more than happy to use it, although I have already done a search of ther registry for Copilot and removed the single items I found 😉

    Paul

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-06-19T22:13:51+00:00

    Neither of these options is relevant to my Windows 11 Outlook. I have no add-ins. And there is no Copilot tab. I've adjusted the settings in Microsoft 365 Admin Center. Nothing gets rid of this pernicious intrusion. Honestly, I'm going to have to go to Linux if Microsoft doesn't stop telling me what I WILL use whether I want to or not.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-07-06T12:07:38+00:00

    I'm moving over to Linux and will use Thunderbird for email. I'll convert all of my documents over to Libreoffice. Once converted I'll subscribe to a good cloud storage provider and kill my Microsoft account. When I first saw CoPilot, it's behavior was more like a virus than an application.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-07-05T03:23:45+00:00

    I have had just about enough from Microsoft with their belligerency to uptake AI. It's clear most people don't want it. I'm going back to apple for my desktop needs.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-06-23T03:29:26+00:00

    I am working a similar issue with some reddit users. No clear picture yet of how the Copilot button is being implemented, what Office/Outlook versions it shows up in, or any way to get rid of it.

    Best anyone has found is to disable connected services. (As mentioned above). Sometime that makes it just a static icon. But it still doesn't go away.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Outlook/comments/1lem4c7/removing_copilot_dropdown_on_toolbar_outlook_2019/

    Beyond that, all I can suggest is you punch the "I have this same problem" button and subscribe to this Answers Thread. Then wait for a miracle (Microsoft actually provides a fix).

    Any brave soul out there who is having this problem who could do a ProcMon trace on Outlook startup and look for any possible clues? (Registry settings, DLL's loaded).

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojUFjE00prA&t=14s

    I can't do it, I don't have the Copilot button. My Outlook is too old.

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