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Effortlessly Disable Windows 11 Copilot & Start Menu Bing Search
You can remove Copilot right from the Settings in Windows 11
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Published onNovember 29, 2023
published onNovember 29, 2023
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Microsoft recently integrated Windows Copilot into Windows 11, enabling you to manage various OS tasks. Bing Search comes with the Start Menu in Windows, providing information from the web in the Start menu when you search. If you find both Copilot and Bing Search in the Start Menu unnecessary, you can disable them.
Copilot in Windows 11is an AI-powered intelligent assistant that helps you adjust Windows 11 settings and organize your Windows with Snap Assist. It saves you time and makes you more efficient. To open and use Copilot, click the Taskbar icon or press theWin+Ckey combination.
Unsurprisingly, Microsoft added Bing Search to the Windows 11 Start menu, like Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. It allows you to search and find specific information from the start menu without opening a web browser.
If you don’t want to use Copilot AI and Bing Search in the Start Menu, you can disable both of them. There are various ways to do that. Windows 11 Settings helps you to a certain extent, and you must also make changes to the Group Policy.
How do I disable Windows 11 Copilot and Start Menu Bing Search?
1. Remove Copilot from the Taskbar
After this, you won’t see the Copilot icon on your taskbar but you can still bring up the app using theWin+Cshortcut.
2. Remove Copilot using the Group Policy Editor
You might be tempted to click on Disable, but the policy is called Turn off Windows Copilot. So, if you want to disable Windows Copilot, you need to enable it, not disable it.
Of course, if you change your mind, you may track back the steps above to disable the policy and get back Windows Copilot.
3. Remove Bing Search from the Start menu
You may actually remove Bing from Windows 11 altogether, but that will imply changing a key in the Registry.
Luckily, we have a complete guide with no less than three solutions toremove Bing from Start menu and Windows 11.
4. Use a third-party tool
Web browsers and antiviruses may detect it as a virus, but it’s afalse positive.Utilize the tool carefully and create a system restore point before making any changes to the system.
To summarize, to disable Windows Copilot, you can use the Taskbar settings or remove it from the Group Policy Editor. To remove Bing Search from the Start menu, you will have to edit the Registry.
Do you use Copilot and Bing Search in the Start Menu on Windows 11? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below
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Venkat, an experienced tech writer from India, specializes in uncovering new web browser features and tech trends. His work bridges the gap between technology and its users, making the digital world more accessible.
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