How to Fully Disable Copilot in a Microsoft 365 App As of January 24, 2025, the option to fully disable Copilot in an individual app is only available in Microsoft Word on Windows and Mac.

Microsoft recently introduced Copilot in Windows 11, and it has taken root in its new home on the taskbar. But if you want it to be inconspicuous, or perhaps disable it altogether, you can do so.

Clearing certain permissions in your privacy settings will disable Copilot. You can do this in any app in the 365 suite like Word, PowerPoint, or Outlook, and it'll affect all of them.

Not so much. Also: How to remove Copilot from your Microsoft 365 plan A Windows forum post published Thursday described the ways that Microsoft has added AI to Notepad and Paint in Windows 11.

What you need to know Microsoft has confirmed that Notepad for Windows 11 is getting an AI upgrade. Insiders can now test an early build of Notepad with a new "Explain with Copilot" feature. Users ...