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Remap or disable 'Copilot' chatbot key on new Windows keyboards

Anonymous
2024-06-13T18:03:19+00:00

Recently Microsoft has partnered with manufacturers to add new chatbot keys in place of the old commonly used menu/ right control key.

I've been getting more and more calls from customers of new laptops complaining about this chatbot key and wanting it turned off. This has lead to one ripping the key off, three returning their laptops, and two downloading possibly dangerous third party programs to remap this key.

It appears there is no settings in Windows to make this key usable for anything the customer actually wants it for. It's just begging to be accidentally tapped so the user can get advertisements delivered to them via a chatbot.

So how can we disable/remap this unwelcome key on Windows keyboards?

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    Anonymous
    2024-06-17T12:58:05+00:00

    Hello, Welcome to Microsoft Community.

    Thanks for your feedbackI think you're having trouble with the Copilot key on your keyboard.

    You can use the keyboard-manager feature in Microsoft PowerToys tool to remap or disable the Copilot chatbot key on your Windows keyboard. Here are the steps:

    1. Download and install the Microsoft PowerToys tool from the official Microsoft website.
    2. Open the PowerToys tool and select the "Keyboard Manager" tab.
    3. Click on the "Remap a key" button.
    4. Choose the Copilot chatbot key from the "Physical Key" dropdown menu.
    5. Select the key or function you want to remap the Copilot chatbot key to from the "Mapped To" dropdown menu.
    6. Click "OK" to save the changes.

    If you want to completely disable the Copilot chatbot key, you can remap it to the "Disabled" option.

    You can download the tool from the following link: https://dori-uw-1.kuma-moon.com/windows/powertoys/

    If you are indeed using a Surface product, you can purchase the Surface Pro Signature Keyboard separately to replace the Surface Pro Flex Keyboard.

    If my understanding is wrong, please point it out, so that I can assist you better.

    Lugoo Bei | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-15T18:42:21+00:00

    I could not find the Copilot key on either the keyboard nor the shortcut remapping. I paid a lot of money for a Dell Precision without realizing that they would have replaced the right hand Ctl key - I use that a LOT. Thinking about returning the computer! So mad!!

    Did other people find the key? did I just miss it?

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-15T18:54:16+00:00

    YAY! Thank you thank you. I wouldn't have seen Kathryn's post if you hadn't reposted.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-15T22:37:04+00:00

    Keith - To emphasize Kathryn's post, it's important to use PowerToys' "Remap a shortcut", not "Remap a key". If you have entered a key remapping, delete it and enter a shortcut remapping instead. Below is the mapping I have, which works fine to select with Shift etc.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-04-02T10:37:03+00:00

    Keith - To emphasize Kathryn's post, it's important to use PowerToys' "Remap a shortcut", not "Remap a key". If you have entered a key remapping, delete it and enter a shortcut remapping instead. Below is the mapping I have, which works fine to select with Shift etc.

    Like a few others have replied, (HP Elitebook user here) I also cannot remap the co-pilot key to control.

    It maybe maps it to control, but it does not work together with R or Enter or V... (Ctrl-r for refresh, ctrl-enter for e.g running SQL in some clients, ctrl-v for Paste...)

    So, it just doesn't work.

    Enshittification of end user experience at it's best.

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