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I’m adding some permanent post locations for guidance and information about how to block Copilot. Remember you have lots of choices once Microsoft sta
[See the full post at: Permanent posts for blocking Copilot]
Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher
Central store is up on the domain controller. Again that’s ONLY in a network setting and is not applicable to machines not on a domain.
How to Configure Group Policy Central Store – Active Directory Pro
Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher
download the ADML and ADMX file to the central store
That only applies if your using a Domain Controller.
For normal Windows 10/11 Pro users who want to add this option to their Group Policy, copy the 2 files as follows:
WindowsCopilot.admx ⇒ C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions
WindowsCopilot.adml ⇒ C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US
Of course the easier option is to simply download and run the registry key to disable CoPilot in Windows
I wouldn’t copy the files on a standalone PC, they will be installed when the patch that includes copilot is released.
I only include the links for the ADMX and ADML for people who are controlling patches in a domain.
Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher
Susan can always be counted on to have my/our back and I’m thankful for that.
That said, I will hold my breath while being the notable exception and allow Copilot to install on my computers unrestricted. Do I know something others have missed? Far, far from it!!! To the contrary, my technical abilities aren’t sufficient to follow the instructions with any degree of comfort and competency. Many years ago, I learned that (1) Mother MS ultimately gets what she wants, (2) resistance is futile, and (3) attempts to block her, at least in my case, is just as likely to cause future problems as not. Ch100 was right!
And, yes, I am old! I still have a 5-1/4 floppy boot disk containing MS DOS Version 1.1 that I used on my first computer. But, thanks to this site I’ve learned enough to keep me in the game. Happy holidays to you and yours!!!
Can someone please remind us what the problem is if you have Copilot installed on a home desktop running Windows 10?
It appeared on one of mine with the October updates, or at least it was at some point between installing those and the November ones that I noticed a new icon on the top right side of Edge and found it was Copilot. I’ve ignored it ever since and haven’t experienced anything associated with it. Is it harmless if ignored?
I noticed a new icon on the top right side of Edge and found it was Copilot
Copilot in Edge is the new name for Bing.
Copilot for Windows, Microsoft 365, is another type of beast.
In the preview updates for Windows 11 just out.
NEW! You can use Copilot with a Local account!
Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher
(Thanks, Susan, for the .reg files to disable\enable Copilot and all the others you have provided through the years).
I have Win10 Pro 22H2 and I run as a Standard user saving Administrator for appropriate situations.
When I click on the corrected links to the two .reg files in the various posts here they automatically download to my PC. They do not give me the UAC prompt. When I double-click on the downloaded DisableWindowscopilot file it does not run. I get the Registry warning window asking me if I really want to continue. I select ‘Yes’ and I get the Registry error window saying that it cannot import the file, ‘Error accessing the registry.’.
I have not encountered this before in my limited experience with running .reg files.
How do I get around this? I haven’t yet found a way to ‘Run as Administrator’ this file as a Standard user.
Do I need to log on as Administrator for these two files when I run them?
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