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Kevin Okemwa

Yes, your office admin can fully remove Microsoft's Copilot app from your work PCs — if you follow this strict criteria for 28 days

Microsoft 365 Copilot icon.

In case you missed it, an update launched in January (for Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7535) to Microsoft's Dev and Beta Channels, allowing admins to uninstall the Copilot app on managed Windows 11 devices (recently resurfaced by PCMag via an earlier article from our friends at Tom's Hardware, but not particularly breaking news).

Microsoft has undoubtedly faced harsh criticism and backlash for forcing Copilot integrations across Windows 11. While it has been possible to remove the Copilot chatbot app from individual consumer Windows 11 PCs for some time, some admins still weren't able to mass-uninstall the tool across a fleet of devices. Well, at least until recently.

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