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How to disable "Copilot Discover"

Ric -n- Bren Kelly 0 Reputation points
2025-12-08T21:40:03.49+00:00

How do I disable this ridiculous pop-up every time I open Edge? "Try the new Copilot Discover

Refresh your feed with a new design and stories curated for you."

I have tried enabling it and it put a bunch of crap on my browser screen so, I disabled everything manually and turned it back off. Exited and re-started browser it was gone until the next time I opened it again. I don't need, nor do I want all those "Headlines" staring me in the face every time I want to go online! Micro$oft needs to stop forcing all this useless CRAP in our faces! If I wanted any of that content, I'm sure I could find it on my own!

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 10

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  1. JC 7,515 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-12-08T22:14:45.5133333+00:00

    Hello,

    To disable all the copilot features go to settings in your microsoft edge, then search copilot and uncheck all the options you can find.

    If you want to go further you can disable copilot from group policy.

    It is called Disable Windows Copilot and can be found under User Configuration => Administrative Templates => Windows Components => Windows Copilot**.**

    There are many ways to launch the group policy editor. You can do a search from the WINDOWS SEARCH TOOL BAR for "group policy" or it can be opened from the Command Prompt. Open a Windows Command Prompt and type 'gpedit' or 'gpedit. msc', then hit Enter

    Hope this helps,

    JC

  2. Ric -n- Bren Kelly 0 Reputation points
    2025-12-13T15:04:41.4133333+00:00

    This is twice now I attempted to add another answer. First was on me, I posted in the "Did this solve your problem" area after answering no. The second was yesterday, I added a comment in the area above under JC's answer. The comment was there yesterday after I clicked Submit. Today, it isn't. Hopefully, this one posts for more than a few minutes.

    JC or, whoever sees this,

    I first went into the browser settings and searches for copilot. Then disabled anything related to it I was able to. I refreshed the browser, it was gone but, the next time I opened the browser (Edge) it was back again.

    I then followed the path to disable in the "group policy". Under "Setting" I selected "Turn off Windows Copilot", under "State" I selected "enabled" and, under "Comment" I put "Yes".

    These settings are currently still there. I again followed the path to verify and post them.

    The "Copilot Discover (Preview)" is still in the upper right corner of the browser.

    If it matters or, makes a difference, this PC is a Dell Optiplex 3010 with an original OS of Windows 7 Pro, upgraded to windows 10 Pro with the Security updates extension and all current updates.

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