for the time being. Arriving in the optional KB5031455"Moment 4" update for those of us not in the Windows Insider programme, Copilot is an AI assistant that aims to help you with all sorts of daily tasks via a Chatbot style sidebar. For those of you that feel a little uneasy about an AI assistant inside your OS, the good news is that it can be disabled.
If you don't know what version of Windows 11 your system is running simply right click the start button and select 'System' from the menu that pops up. Under 'Windows specifications' it will say whether you're running either the Pro or Home variants. For both editions of Windows, if you'd simply like the icon to disappear from your taskbar this can be easily achieved by opening the settings app in either OS and navigating to"Personalisation", in which you'll find the taskbar settings. Once these are open, click the toggle next to Copilot and the icon will disappear from view. For Pro users this is a pretty straightforward process. Begin by opening the Start menu and searching for"Group Policy Editor".
You don't need to select both the entries to rid yourself of the taskbar icon as the process of disabling Copilot will take care of that, too. On rebooting you should be rid of the AI assistant, and all you need do to bring it back is to boot into DoNotSpy11 again and uncheck the same entry.Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.