4 Ways to Remove Copilot from Windows 11 Taskbar

Windows Copilot is a new AI-powered intelligent assistant integrated into Windows 11. It will be available on Windows 11 23H2 and in preview mode when you install the KB5030310 patch, also called Windows 11 22H2 Moments 4.

After installing Windows 11 22H2 Moments 4, you can look forward to many new features. Here are some of the highlights:

• Combine taskbar buttons and hide labels to group/ungroup taskbar Icons.
• Native Support for 7-zip and RAR.
• MS Paint application enhancements.
• New Volume Mixer layout, etc.

There are two ways to Install the optional Windows 11 22H2 Moments 4 feature update.

• Using Settings App > Windows Update.

• Visit the Microsoft Update Catalog site and search for the KB5030310 patch. Click on Download to start downloading this feature update.

1. Hide Copilot Icon from Windows 11 taskbar manually

After Installing the Windows 11 22H2 Moments 4 feature update, you will find the Windows Copilot Icon pinned to the taskbar. If you are not using it, you can hide it using the below steps:

1. Right-click on Windows 11 taskbar and click on Taskbar Settings.

2. After you click on Taskbar Settings, it will directly open Taskbar settings, which can also be navigated from Settings App > Personalization > Taskbar. Switch off the toggle next to Copilot to remove the Copilot Icon from the taskbar.

2. Hide Copilot Icon from Windows 11 using Windows Registry

You can also hide the Copilot Icon from the Windows 11 taskbar by using the registry editor. A DWORD registry entry called TurnOffWindowsCopilot can be created to hide it. Let’s check the steps to hide this Icon by using the registry editor:

• Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog box
• Type regedit and press enter to open the Registry editor.
• Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows and create a registry key called WindowsCopilot.
• Under this key, create a DWORD registry entry called TurnOffWindowsCopilot and set its value to 1.
• Log out and log back in on the device to complete this process.

TurnOffWindowsCopilot under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows node will hide Copilot from any user who logs in on that device.

You can also use ShowCopilotButton DWORD entry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced and set its value to 0 to hide Copilot Icon from taskbar. However, my prefered approach is to use TurnOffWindowsCopilot registry entry as shown above.

ShowCopilotButton

3. Hide/Remove Copilot from Windows 11 taskbar using Group Policy

If you manage your organization devices using the On-premise Active Directory or the Entra hybrid join method, you can utilize the Active Directory group policy to turn off or remove the Copilot Icon from the Windows 11 taskbar. Please follow the below steps to create a group policy object and configure the Turn off Windows Copilot setting.

• Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog box.
• Type gpedit.msc, Press enter to open the Group policy management console.
• You can create a new Group Policy object or use an existing one to configure the below setting.
• Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Copilot.
• Under the Windows Copilot folder, you can find the Tun off Windows Copilot policy setting—Double-click on it to configure.
• Please set it to Enabled and apply it to an OU containing users. This will hide the Copilot Icon from the taskbar on Windows 11 devices. [Please note that users must Sign out and back in to get this policy affected.]

4. Disable Windows Copilot using Intune

You can also disable Windows Copilot by utilizing Intune. For detailed instructions, please refer to this step-by-step guide that explains how to disable Windows Copilot using the Intune admin center.

How to disable Windows Copilot using Intune.