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I'm unable to disable copilot via registry, how can I disable copilot and all of its features system wide on windows 11 home?

Seth 5 Reputation points
2025-10-13T21:45:05.6866667+00:00

I've tried disabling Copilot via the registry by creating a key containing "TurnOffWindowsCopilot" and setting the value to 1 in both, "Local Machine," and, "Current User," then restarting my PC. Neither method has worked on its own or in tandem.

I do not use copilot, it is wasting resources on my PC. I would like to disable it permanently, system wide. A method of uninstalling it and preventing its re-installation would be ideal. But at this point anything to shut it down works.

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  1. Seth 5 Reputation points
    2025-10-17T02:56:00.2233333+00:00

    Couldn't fix it via the registry in the end, figured if I'm learning how to code to fix it I may as well just install Linux. I'm now on Linux Mint and my operating system isn't hogging 8 gigs of ram to power AI I'll never use. So long windows!

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  2. Marcin Policht 90,970 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2025-10-13T21:57:15.5033333+00:00

    Follow https://community.spiceworks.com/t/how-to-remove-microsoft-copilot-from-windows-11-gp-registry-methods/1193482/8

    A scheduled task that does the following;

    1. Turns off the Windows Copilot via registry (script included)
    2. Runs PowerShell to uninstall Copliot
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot]
"TurnOffWindowsCopilot"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot]
"TurnOffWindowsCopilot"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge]
"HubsSidebarEnabled"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"DisableSearchBoxSuggestions"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"DisableSearchBoxSuggestions"=dword:00000001

    PowerShell snippet

    Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object Name -ilike "*Copilot*" | ForEach-Object { Remove-AppxPackage -Package $_.PackageFullName -AllUsers -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }

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    hth

    Marcin

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