Windows 10: Copilot App will install automatically on Windows for many users, but there are exceptions

GHacks · Oct 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM

Microsoft's Copilot AI push continued in the past couple of months. Just last month, it started to roll out Copilot in Excel and told users that they should not be using the AI for any serious tasks just yet.

The next step in Microsoft's plans for world domination is the rollout of the Copilot app for many Windows users. Microsoft confirmed plans to start the rollout this Fall, which means in the coming months.

According to Microsoft, the application will install itself in the background autoamatically, if another Microsoft 365 app is installed on the system. In other words, if you have installed a Microsoft 365 version of Word, Excel, or any of the other Office apps on a Windows machine, you will get the Copilot app installed automatically.

However, if you are from the European Economic Area, then you won't have the application installed automatically according to Microsoft.

Microsoft writes: "Windows devices with the Microsoft 365 desktop client apps will automatically install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. This app installation takes place in the background and would not disrupt the user. This app installation will start in Fall 2025."

The company published instructions to prevent the automatic installation of the Copilot app on Windows PCs that meet the requirements.

Here they are:

Sign in to the Microsoft 365 Apps admin center with an admin account.

Go to Customization > Device Configuration > Modern App Settings.

Select Microsoft 365 Copilot app, then clear the Enable automatic installation of Microsoft 365 Copilot app check box.

REgular users may disable Copilot via the Group Policy Editor or the Registry

Note: the following options disable Copilot on the Windows system. It needs to be seen whether these will also prevent the installation of the app.

Windows 11 home users who run the Pro edition of the operating system may also block the installation via the Group Policy Editor:

Open the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).

Navigate to: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Copilot.

Enable the "Turn off Windows Copilot" policy

All Windows users may add the following option to the Registry

Open the Registry Editor and navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot.

Create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value and name it TurnOffWindowsCopilot.

Set its value data to 1

In any event, you may uninstall the Copilot application if it was installed automatically on your system via the Apps section of the Settings app.

Now you: what is your take on the auto-installation? Good move by Microsoft or yet another overreach?

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columbia1993 · Oct 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM

how do i disable copilot completely in windows 10

Hello

My name is Michael Carroll, and I am a Microsoft Independent Advisor.

Regarding your question about how to disable Copilot entirely in Windows 10. Below is a step-by-step guide to uninstall Copilot from your system

Introduction

Copilot is a code completion tool that helps you write faster and smarter code. It is powered by GitHub and OpenAI, and it works with Visual Studio Code, a popular code editor. However, if you want to disable Copilot completely in Windows 10, you will need to uninstall both Copilot and Visual Studio Code from your system. This document will show you how to do that in a few simple steps.

Step 1: Uninstall Copilot from Visual Studio Code

Before you can uninstall Visual Studio Code, you need to uninstall Copilot from it. To do that, follow these steps:
• Open Visual Studio Code and click on the Extensions icon on the left sidebar.
• Search for Copilot in the search box and click on the Copilot extension.
• Click on the Uninstall button and confirm your action.
• Restart Visual Studio Code to complete the uninstallation.

Step 2: Uninstall Visual Studio Code from Windows 10

After you have uninstalled Copilot from Visual Studio Code, you can uninstall Visual Studio Code from Windows 10. To do that, follow these steps:
• Open the Start menu and click on the Settings icon.
• Click on Apps and then on Apps & features.
• Scroll down the list of installed apps and find Visual Studio Code.
• Click on Visual Studio Code and then on the Uninstall button.
• Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the uninstallation.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you have successfully disabled Copilot completely in Windows 10. You have also freed up some disk space and memory by uninstalling Visual Studio Code. If you want to use Copilot again in the future, you will need to reinstall both Visual Studio Code and Copilot from their official websites.

I hope these steps help you resolve the issue.
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I have Windows 10 installed because Windows 11 is absolute BS and was not intended to be user-friendly. All of the features that I enjoy, like the Start Menu with Tiles and Categories, are missing because Microsoft obviously doesn't care what users want.

That said, Visual Studio is not installed on my PC. I had to search for it and the only option I had was to download it so I can safely say that Copilot obviously "works", or assaults as someone else said, without the benefit of Visual Studio. So...not sure how the above steps can do a thing to take care of an invasive and irritating feature. BTW, I have Copilot toggled off and it still pops up most of the time. I hate it and I want it gone. What other suggestions might you have?

Try3 · Oct 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM

None of the methods to disable Copilot work, can't even hide it

The reg files do nothing. Copilot is not in the list of things you can turn on or off with the policy editor.
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I suggest you post your question in the tutorial thread to find out if Brink or the other tutorial participants can help you Enable or Disable Copilot - TenForumsTutorials Best of luck, Denis

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