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Is Microsoft removing copilot
Short answer: No — Microsoft is not removing Copilot entirely.
What is happening is Microsoft is pulling back or changing where Copilot appears, depending on the app and license.
What’s actually changing right now
- Windows 11 apps: Microsoft has started removing some Copilot buttons/branding from apps like Notepad, Snipping Tool, Photos, and Widgets. In some cases the AI features stay, but the dedicated Copilot button is going away or being renamed (like “Writing tools”).
- Microsoft 365 / Office apps: Starting April 15, 2026, Microsoft is removing Copilot Chat from inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for many users who do not have a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license. That means it may “disappear” from those apps unless the user/org has the proper license.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app: Microsoft is also changing the mobile app to be more AI-first, and some old file-browsing/editing features are being removed from that app and pushed to the separate Word/Excel/PowerPoint apps instead.
Bottom line
Copilot is being reduced, repositioned, and paywalled more — not killed.
Microsoft is still actively shipping new Copilot features in Microsoft 365, including deeper in-app editing and new agent features.
In plain English
If you’re asking because you noticed it’s “gone”:
- Personal Windows user: they may be removing the obvious Copilot button, but AI may still be there under another name or in another place.
- Business / Microsoft 365 user: if Copilot vanished from Word/Excel/etc., it’s very likely a licensing change, not a full removal.
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