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The company is reducing Copilot entry points on Windows, starting with Photos, Widgets, Notepad, and other apps.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/microsoft-rolls-back-some-of-its-copilot-ai-bloat-on-windows/

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[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 41 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

It needs to be rolled back altogether. If the background spy app isn't done away with, anything else is pointless window dressing. It was bogging my work computer down to unusable until I found out how to force it not to run.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 27 points 3 months ago

But what will I do without Copilot in Notepad

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago
[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

Too little too late

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

Less slop? Great!

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit!!!!! I don't care, fuck microslop.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 18 points 3 months ago

windows 11 is one of the best windows versions. it got me off my ass and finally switched to linux.

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 months ago

Now tell me when they stop trying to force OneDrive for everyone’s private data

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Too late I'm already on Linux and I only regret not doing it sooner

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 months ago

You misspelled micro slop

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

To bad, already jumped ship

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 3 points 3 months ago
[–] Kekzkrieger@feddit.org 2 points 3 months ago

Dosnt bother me since i stopped using Microslop

Only thing left is migrating my data from Authenticator and Onedrive. Plus my main email runs on Outlook so that's gonna be pain.

[–] rossman@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

If they knew any better, they'd link rewards to enrollment. Customers want choice and incentives.