Windows 10: Windows Copilot Disappeared after hard reset of Windows 11

I was experiencing issues with my computer so i decided to reinstall windows 11 on my computer. Before the reinstall, i was able to use copilot, but after the reinstall, i checked for new updates and everything, but copilot wasnt there. I went to taskbar settings and checked to see if it was there, but it was gone, not even an option to turn it on. Even pressing win+c only opens the Teams chat. Any reason why this happened? I'm running the latest version of windows 11.

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Taskbar Disappears After Copilot is Opened

Whenever I click the Copilot icon in the taskbar, after Copilot opens my taskbar disappears. The easiest way for me to fix that is to go into the Taskbar Settings and into its behavior section and toggle the auto-hide taskbar on and off. I always have auto-hide set to off but after the taskbar disappears, I just toggle this to get it back.



Is anyone else having this issue with the taskbar disappearing after Copilot is opened? Even after I close the Copilot window the taskbar remains hidden.

 

How do I disable Copilot and all Other AI functionality in Windows 11 HOME edition

I want to fully disable (or preferably remove) Copilot and all other AI functionality in Windows 11 Home Edition. This question may belong under another topic; I just guessed at Settings.



See the bottom of this post for system information. Below are specific questions related to the details of disabling Copilot and AI functionality. I have not been able to find any of this information on any Microsoft resources; perhaps I missed something?.

• Disabling Copilot in Windows 11 Home Edition: Please note that I am running Windows 11 Home edition - not Pro, Enterprise, etc., where I could solve the problem with group policies or other administrative options. The Windows Update setting "Get the latest updates" is turned on, so I am running Copilot Preview.
  

• Copilot Taskbar Button: I have hidden Copilot on the taskbar, but that is obviously not the same as disabling Copilot or other AI functionality.
  

• Disabling Copilot via Registry: There are instructions on various websites for disabling Copilot by editing the registry; I would appreciate details about how to do that, as long as the necessary edits are reasonably safe and reliable.
  

• Disabling all AI functionality: How centralized is AI functionality in Windows 11? Does disabling Copilot disable AI functionality across all Windows 11 built-in features, as well as Microsoft desktop apps? Or has AI metastasized across the entire Windows ecosystem, requiring a constant game of whack-a-mole to disable everywhere?
  

Thanks in advance for any help.

- Laura

Windows System Information:

Edition Windows 11 Home

Version 22H2

OS build OS Build 22621.2361 Preview (KB5030310)

 

Uninstalling CoPilot - How?

Thanks, fiat_lux!

I as much as you thought that if the application was not activated therefore it's not installed and deleted the folder. But i was wrong.

Two things remained:

a) the shortcut in the programs list - i thought it was a .lnk file and did a search but there wasn't such file in any directory.

b) a big 8mb. file in windows directory which is untouchable("delete"option is not active) - which actually was the only file with "copilot" name in the directories at all.

Then i did a hard reset hoping those two would disappear, but when the handset started i sadly found out that nothing had changed. Even more: the folder i previously deleted was there again.

So my wild guess is that "copilot" is somehow locked to the firmware and it can't be removed. And that big 8mb. file i mentioned above is actually the installable CoPilot.

I'm afraid i'll need more "hard" approach to get rid of these annoying program. ROM editor or something?

Thanks again for the reply.