Disable Microsoft Copilot¶
Last Updated: 2024-08-07
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Description¶
Disables MS Copilot AI built into Windows since 23H2.
Preview Code
{
"Content": "Disable Microsoft Copilot",
"Description": "Disables MS Copilot AI built into Windows since 23H2.",
"category": "z__Advanced Tweaks - CAUTION",
"panel": "1",
"Order": "a025_",
"registry": [
{
"Path": "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\WindowsCopilot",
"Name": "TurnOffWindowsCopilot",
"Type": "DWord",
"Value": "1",
"OriginalValue": "0"
},
{
"Path": "HKCU:\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\WindowsCopilot",
"Name": "TurnOffWindowsCopilot",
"Type": "DWord",
"Value": "1",
"OriginalValue": "0"
},
{
"Path": "HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced",
"Name": "ShowCopilotButton",
"Type": "DWord",
"Value": "0",
"OriginalValue": "1"
}
],
"InvokeScript": [
"
Write-Host \"Remove Copilot\"
dism /online /remove-package /package-name:Microsoft.Windows.Copilot
"
],
"UndoScript": [
"
Write-Host \"Install Copilot\"
dism /online /add-package /package-name:Microsoft.Windows.Copilot
"
],
"link": "https://christitustech.github.io/winutil/dev/tweaks/z--Advanced-Tweaks---CAUTION/RemoveCopilot"
}
Invoke Script¶
Undo Script¶
Registry Changes¶
Applications and System Components store and retrieve configuration data to modify windows settings, so we can use the registry to change many settings in one place.
You can find information about the registry on Wikipedia and Microsoft's Website.
Registry Key: TurnOffWindowsCopilot¶
Type: DWord
Original Value: 0
New Value: 1
Registry Key: TurnOffWindowsCopilot¶
Type: DWord
Original Value: 0
New Value: 1
Registry Key: ShowCopilotButton¶
Type: DWord
Original Value: 1
New Value: 0