Disable Copilot in Edge
- Windows onlyThis script improves your privacy on Windows
- Multiple actionsThis page belongs to a category, containing some changes with similar goal.
- Impact: Medium
System Functionality / Data Loss Risk: Moderate
This action improves privacy with minimal impact when you run the recommended script.
This action improves privacy with some impact when you run the recommended script. - Batch (batchfile)These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.
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- Administrator rights requiredThis script requires privilege access to do the system changes
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Overview
This category contains scripts to disable Copilot features in Microsoft Edge.
Copilot, initially known as Bing Chat 1, integrates generative AI into Edge 1 [2]. Despite its capabilities, it raises significant privacy and security concerns:
- Privacy Concerns: Microsoft may retain chat data, which could include sensitive information [2]. It also collects personal data, such as URLs, page titles, user queries, and browsing context [2].
- Security Risks: Language models like those used in Copilot are susceptible to specific attacks and vulnerabilities [3]. Read more: Attacks on language models.
- Targeted Advertising: Copilot can display targeted ads based on chat interactions, raising further privacy issues [4].
Disabling Copilot capabilities bolsters privacy, reduces security threats, improves browser speed, and provides a cleaner browsing experience.
[2]: https://web.archive.org/web/20240519104435/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/edge "Copilot in Edge | Microsoft Learn | learn.microsoft.com" "Copilot in Edge | Microsoft Learn | learn.microsoft.com" [3]: https://erkinekici.com/articles/attacks-on-language-models/ "Attacks on language models :: Erkin Ekici | erkinekici.com" [4]: https://web.archive.org/web/20240623220035/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/privacy-and-protections "Copilot Privacy and Protections | Microsoft Learn | learn.microsoft.com"
This script is only recommended if you understand its implications.
Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.
This script can be fully reversed to restore changes if something goes wrong.
Sources
- Attacks on language models :: Erkin Ekici. erkinekici.com. (2025).
Original: https://erkinekici.com/articles/attacks-on-language-models/ - Our vision to bring Microsoft Copilot to everyone, and more. Bing Search Blog. blogs.bing.com. (2024).
Original: https://blogs.bing.com/search/november-2023/our-vision-to-bring-microsoft-copilot-to-everyone-and-more
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20240623213328/https://blogs.bing.com/search/november-2023/our-vision-to-bring-microsoft-copilot-to-everyone-and-more - Copilot Privacy and Protections. Microsoft Learn. learn.microsoft.com. (2024).
Original: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/privacy-and-protections
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20240623220035/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/privacy-and-protections - learn.microsoft.com. (2024).
Original: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/edge
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20240519104435/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/edge
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How to apply or restore "Disable Copilot in Edge" using script
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- Tools: Web Browser
- Difficulty: Simple
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Disable Edge Copilot and Hubs Sidebar
This script enhances your privacy and system performance by disabling multiple linked features in Microsoft Edge. This script primarily disables the Hubs Sidebar. This is a launcher bar on the right side of Microsoft Edge's screen. By default, the Sidebar is visible, but running this script will permanently hide it. Disabling the Hubs Sidebar also deactivates the following features: This feature was known as Bing Chat, Discover in Edge, Bing Discover, Discover app, *Discover experien...
Disable Edge Copilot browsing data collection
This script limits data access for Copilot in Microsoft Edge to enhance user privacy. This script blocks Copilot's access to web pages in the Edge sidebar. This stops Microsoft from collecting page contents, browser history, and user preferences. Otherwise, this data would automatically be sent to Bing. This setting is specific to Microsoft Entra ID profiles, previously called AAD profiles. Additionally, this script applies to "Copilot with Commercial Data Protection" By default, Copilot has acc...
Disable Edge Copilot access on new tab page
This script disables the Copilot access on the new tab page of Microsoft Edge. Originally known as Bing Chat, Copilot is a generative AI solution developed by Microsoft, integrated directly into the Edge browser. By default, the new tab page in Edge features two access points to Copilot: within the search box and in the Bing Autosuggest drawer upon clicking. Without this script, these Copilot entry-points remain active, offering AI-driven assistance directly from the new tab page. Running this s...
Disable outdated Edge Discover button
This script disables the outdated Discover feature in Microsoft Edge. Initially called Bing Chat or Bing Discover, this feature has evolved into what is now known as Copilot. In recent versions of Edge, the Discover button in the toolbar has been replaced with the new Copilot button. This script is applicable only to versions of Edge between 97 and 105. It disables the obsolete Discover feature and button on older versions of Edge. When enabled, this feature used to send URLs to Microsof...
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