I am on Windows 10 pro and have debloated and stripped as much tracking junk as I could from the OS, so Copilot had been long gone… until two days ago, when it reappeared on my start menu. I assumed it was sneakily reinstalled after an update so I uninstalled it.
Less than 30 minutes later, it was back. I uninstalled it again, and again it reinstalled after about an hour.
I’ve tried registry edits, I’ve tried changing the group policy, but it does nothing - Copilot keeps reinstalling itself in the time span of 20 minutes to an hour.
I know being on Lemmy I’m going to get a bunch of “Replace it with Linux!” replies so I’d like to preempt this by promising you that yes, that will happen eventually - there’s just some compatibility issues with a couple of my daily driver programs that are pending a resolution.
For now I must stay on Windows, but Microslops incredibly aggressive Copilot reinstalls are pissing me off and I was just wondering if there are any other means in which I can get rid of this program, or at least hide the stupid ugly thing from my sight?
Edit: I suppose it’s important to note that I am not nearly as tech-savvy as a lot of people here, but I try to get by. Please keep this in mind if I ask stupid questions.
How did you do that & what tools do you use to upkeep that?
Maybe try oo/shutup10 (it seems it now includes a Copilot removal tool + additionally hiding various icons of it … bcs it really is everywhere now?)?
I meant to say replace it with Linux!
(Who needs LoL & Adobe anyway? :P)
Pretty much just manually uninstalling and disabling all of the unwanted stuff, and turning off all available telemetry settings. I used to think I was computer savvy, but in comparison to the folks on here I’m not all that knowledgeable at all. I do what I can. Thank you for the link, I’m going to try this. I’m at my wits end. I don’t play League of Legends, but I do use Photoshop. I’ve heard that it runs with Wine, but I need to look further into it.
Oh, so not debloated or stripped.
Afaik you can’t turn off telemetry without editing the register (“regedit”) and using group policy stuff. Maybe even using a custom install image.
Doing it all manually & with each update is bonkers.
Just try that O&O tool (it’s very user friendly & can revert stuff) & leave on only settings you absolutely do use/need.
If you have never tried using GIMP as a replacement to Photoshop, I would suggest doing so depending on your specific needs. There is a learning curve, but nothing worse than Photoshop. There are also lots of online tutorials.
I hear the photogimp patch makes transitioning to gimp easier, I haven’t installed it yet, but it’s on my todo list, as I’m setting up to move my Win10 media server/manager to Linux.
Seconded. I always tell people to substitute their apps first.
Much harder to change everything at once.
I was gonna recommend O&O, glad to add it already mentioned. I run Win 11 and I’ve yet to have anything Copilot related. Tend to run it every few months to get the latest updates.