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Re: Copilot??

From	Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject	Re: Copilot??
Date	2025-02-02 22:40 +1100
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 27/01/2025 6:59 pm, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  wrote:
> Daniel70 wrote on 1/26/25 5:06 AM:
>> On 26/01/2025 10:34 pm, T wrote:
>>> On 1/26/25 1:25 AM, Daniel70 wrote:
>>>> I'm new to Win11 so could someone please explain what "Copilot" is??
>>>>
>>>> Can I do without it??
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Unless you like being spied on and pop ups of crap to buy,
>>> get rid of it.  It is spyware.
>>>
>>> CoPilot is M$'s attempt to turn the user into the product,
>>> rather than the customer.
>>>
>>> Open the start menu, type in CoPilot, right click on it
>>> and select remove it.
>>>
>>> Be prepared for M$ may put it back the next update.
>>> M$ will eventually give up.
>>>
>>> And don't user Chrome browser or Edge browser.
>>> I recommend Firefox with the U Block Orgin add on
>>> and Brave Browser, which has automatic ad blocking.
>>
>> Thanks, Bob and T. I'll turn it off shortly.
>>
>> For Internet stuff, I mostly use SeaMonkey Suite and, if I have to 
>> (the SeaMonkey Devs do their best to keep SM up-to-date), Firefox.
> 
> Hi Daniel,
>   Don't follow those instructions to remove CoPilot.
> 
> Your sequence to do so for the best results should be
>   Start Menu
>   Enter CoPilot in the Search field

When I do that, I get taken to a 'Personalization > Text input' which 
tells me I can 'Customize Copilot key on keyboard' for which there is 
'None selected' .... then 'The Copilot key isn't connected to any 
action. Choose what you'd like to happen when you press the Copilot key'

Does this count as Disabled??

>   Click on App Settings
>    - in the following order
>    Click Reset
>    Click Never (in drop down  enu under 'Let this app run in background')
>    Click Terminate
>   Click Uninstall (if desired)
>   Restart the device, Logon to Windows
>   Start Menu, repeat search for CoPilot
>    => if still present in the search results, then click 'Uninstall'
>    Note: This last step should not be necessary if the earlier Reset, 
> Terminate, Never run in background, Uninstall were succesful.
> 
> If you are also using Office(2019 or later => stand-alone,M365 Home or 
> Familiy, or Office Pro/Plus[student or company provided). perform the 
> two settings for each below item
>   Open Word - File/Options/CoPilot/ - uncheck Enable
>   Open Browser - Logon to <https://account.microsoft.com/services>
>     => Click on Subscriptions(left hand navigation pane, if not already 
> preselected). If you see a CoPilot option in the main Subcriptions 
> window(center),  click on it and disable CoPilot
>     => Log off your Microsoft account
> 
> While Copilot, may be pushed down with future version or builds via 
> Windows Update or feature updates to Win11...repeat the same process 
> when necessary.  Following the above sequence will provide the most 
> successful results.-- 
Daniel70

Thread

Copilot?? Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-01-26 20:25 +1100
  Re: Copilot?? Bob Henson <bob.henson@outlook.com> - 2025-01-26 10:12 +0000
    Re: Copilot?? jason_warren <jason_warren@ieee.org> - 2025-01-31 19:04 -0500
  Re: Copilot?? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-26 03:34 -0800
    Re: Copilot?? Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-01-26 23:06 +1100
      Re: Copilot?? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-26 04:56 -0800
        Re: Copilot?? Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-02-02 22:29 +1100
          Re: Copilot?? Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-02-02 19:14 +0000
            Re: Copilot?? mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) - 2025-02-02 22:15 +0000
      Re: Copilot?? ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-27 00:59 -0700
        Re: Copilot?? Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-02-02 22:40 +1100
          Re: Copilot?? ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-02 11:55 -0700
  Re: Copilot?? Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-26 08:26 -0500
  Re: Copilot?? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-26 13:56 -0500
  Re: Copilot?? Ali Mirza <ali.mirza@yahoo.com> - 2025-01-27 00:30 +0000
    Re: Copilot?? sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2025-01-26 18:51 -0600
      Re: Copilot?? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-26 22:40 -0500
    Re: Copilot?? Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-26 22:13 -0500
      Re: Copilot?? ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-27 01:22 -0700
        Re: Copilot?? Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-27 07:41 -0500
          Re: Copilot?? sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2025-01-27 12:13 -0600
          Re: Copilot?? ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-27 21:49 -0700
            Re: Copilot?? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-28 02:30 -0500
            Re: Copilot?? Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-28 08:31 -0500
    Re: Copilot?? Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-02-02 22:55 +1100
  Re: Copilot?? Paul in Houston TX <Paul@Houston.Texas> - 2025-01-27 16:02 -0600
    Re: Copilot?? Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2025-01-30 19:12 +0300
  Re: Copilot?? mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) - 2025-02-01 04:34 +0000
    Re: Copilot?? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-01 07:20 -0500
      Re: Copilot?? mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) - 2025-02-02 19:07 +0000
        Re: Copilot?? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-02 15:24 -0500

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