How to Disable/Enable Copilot in an office Package

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How to Disable/Enable Copilot in an office Package

Jay Jones Garlejo 40

We are currently using Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise Version 2607 (Build 20228.20188) Monthly Enterprise Channel.

We would like to have the option to enable or disable Copilot within the Microsoft 365 applications; however, the "Enable Copilot" setting is not available in our environment.

Could you please help us determine why this option is missing and advise on how we can enable it?

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Hello @Jay Jones Garlejo

To use Copilot in Microsoft 365 applications, I recommend first checking which Copilot experience is assigned to your account: Copilot Chat (Basic), M365 Copilot (Basic), or M365 Copilot (Premium). You can verify this by signing in to the Microsoft 365 portal with your account. From the home page, scroll to the bottom of the page, where your current Copilot designation will be displayed.

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For additional details, please refer to the following Microsoft article: What Copilot license do I have | Microsoft Support

If your account shows M365 Copilot (Basic), you can review the article below to understand the difference between standard and priority access to Copilot features: Standard versus priority access to features in Microsoft Copilot Chat | Microsoft Support

If you would like to use the Copilot Dynamic Action Button in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as shown in your screenshot, or access other advanced Copilot capabilities, a Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on license is required. This requirement is documented in the following Microsoft article:

Screenshot of the Copilot Dynamic Action button and suggested user actions

This requirement is documented in the following Microsoft articles:

If you have recently purchased and assigned a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, please allow up to 24 hours for the licensing changes to be fully applied to your account. If more than 24 hours have passed and the Copilot button is still missing, or if the button previously appeared and has since disappeared, please follow the troubleshooting guidance below: How to find and enable missing Copilot button in Microsoft 365 apps | Microsoft Support

I hope this information is helpful. If you have any questions or need assistance. please let me know and I will be happy to assist further.

Jay Jones Garlejo 40 Reputation points

2026-08-27T11:46:48.6566667+00:00

Hi,

I have a Premium license and can see the Dynamic Action Copilot button available in my environment.

We would like to know if there is an option to disable Copilot, including the "Summary by Copilot" feature, so that the Copilot-generated summaries are no longer displayed.

Thank you.
Helen Luu 2,785 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-08-27T14:03:32.92+00:00

Hello Jay,

Thank you so much for your prompt response.

I have checked on my test environment and found that recent Office app updates have removed the setting that allows users to disable certain Copilot features. In this situation, I strongly encourage you to submit your feedback directly through the Microsoft Feedback Portal. The Microsoft development teams actively review customer feedback, and many enhancements have been implemented based on community input.

If you decide to submit feedback, please feel free to share the link with me. I would be more than happy to support it, and doing so may also help increase visibility so that other users experiencing the same situation can find and endorse it. The more engagement a request receives, the higher the likelihood that it will be carefully reviewed.

Thank you again for clearly documenting your concerns. I sincerely hope this feedback will be reviewed and upgraded by Microsoft in the near future.