Copilot and metadata

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Copilot and metadata

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browser tab metadata, Copilot talks about this Metadata injected before my text. It's not coming from me it's coming from Microsoft. how do I stop it

edge_all_open_tabs = [

{

"pageTitle": "<WebsiteContent_...>",

"pageUrl": "<WebsiteContent_...>",

"tabId": -1,

"isCurrent": true

}

]

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Hello Owner Accounts',

That edge_all_open_tabs = [...] block isn't something Copilot is generating on its own — it's Microsoft Edge sending your open-tab context to Copilot before your prompt, so Copilot can ground answers in what you're currently looking at (things like "summarize this page" or "compare these tabs"). It's on by default and is controlled on the Edge side, not in Copilot itself.

To turn it off:

Open Edge > Settings > Copilot and sidebar > Copilot (on some builds it's under Sidebar > Copilot)
Turn off Allow Microsoft to access page content
If you see them in your version, also turn off Context clues and review Personalization and memory — both feed additional context into Copilot

Once those are off, Copilot should only see what you type in the prompt, without the open-tabs block prepended.

Notes:

This is Edge-specific. If you open Copilot at https://copilot.microsoft.com/ in a non-Edge browser, you won't see the tab metadata being attached at all.
If you're on a work/school account, your admin may have CopilotPageContext or related Edge policies set, in which case the toggles may be greyed out — that would need to go through your IT.

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