How to disable Copilot for all MS Edge browsers and M365 app in an organization

Hello @LEE JOO LEONG,

If you’d like to disable Copilot within Microsoft 365 apps, this can be managed directly from the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. You can do this by navigating to Settings > Integrated apps, then searching for “Copilot”

Once you select it, choose the option “No users in the organization can install”. This will prevent Copilot from being installed or used within Microsoft 365 applications across your tenant.

For Copilot in Microsoft Edge and on the web, the approach is different. Copilot in Edge is treated as a browser and Windows feature, so it cannot be fully controlled through the Admin Center alone. Instead, this typically requires using policy-based management, such as Intune or Group Policy, to remove or block the Copilot experience.

Microsoft provides detailed guidance on how to remove or prevent the installation of the Microsoft Copilot app using supported policies in the following article: Updated Windows and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat experience | Microsoft Learn

Please let me know if you need any further help

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To disable or hide Copilot across Edge and Microsoft 365 for an organization, use a combination of Edge policies, Microsoft 365 admin controls, and app-level settings.

1. Disable or restrict Copilot in Microsoft Edge (organization-wide)

a. Disable the Edge sidebar (removes Copilot icon and all sidebar apps)

Configure the HubsSidebarEnabled policy via Group Policy, Intune, or your browser management solution:

• Set HubsSidebarEnabled to Disabled to hide the entire Edge sidebar, including Copilot.

This prevents users from seeing or using Copilot Chat in the Edge sidebar.

b. Block Copilot Chat from using page content (if you allow the sidebar)

If the sidebar must remain available but Copilot should not use browsing context:

• Use the EdgeEntraCopilotPageContext policy to control whether Copilot Chat in Edge can use webpage/PDF content for Entra ID–signed users.
• Use the CopilotPageContext policy to control whether Microsoft Copilot (personal) can use webpage/PDF content when users are signed in with a personal MSA Bing account in a work profile.

c. User-level toggle (if not enforced by policy)

If policies allow it, users can turn off the Copilot button and page access themselves:

• Go to Microsoft Edge > Settings > Appearance > Copilot and Sidebar > Copilot.
• Turn off Show Copilot button on the toolbar.
• Turn off Allow Microsoft to access page content.

2. Disable or limit Copilot Chat in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, Outlook, and on the web

Use the Copilot app controls in the Microsoft 365 admin center:

a. Block the Copilot app tenant-wide

From Integrated Apps in the Microsoft 365 admin center:

1. Select Copilot from the list of apps.
2. Choose a deployment option that effectively blocks it:
   • Do not allow All users in the organization can install.
   • Instead, configure Specific users/group in the organization can install and leave it empty (or only include tightly controlled groups if you want partial access).

Note:

• Blocking the Copilot app here is a tenant-wide control for all users, including those with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
• This blocks the Copilot app in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, in Outlook, and also blocks access to Copilot Chat on the web.

b. Fine-grained removal of Copilot Chat access

If the goal is to remove access only for users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license while keeping it for licensed users, follow the guidance under Removing access to Copilot Chat referenced from the same management article. This allows more granular control than a tenant-wide block.

3. Turn off Copilot in Microsoft 365 desktop apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for users with personal accounts

Where users are signed in with personal Microsoft accounts (for example, on unmanaged devices), Copilot can be disabled per app:

• In each app (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) on Windows or Mac:
  • Clear the Enable Copilot checkbox in the app’s settings.
  • This disables the Copilot icon on the ribbon and prevents use of Copilot features in that app.

Note: Removing the Copilot icon from the ribbon via ribbon customization does not disable Copilot; it only hides the button. To truly disable Copilot, the Enable Copilot checkbox must be cleared.

4. Remove or block the Microsoft Copilot app on Windows devices (consumer Copilot)

If Windows devices in the organization have the standalone Microsoft Copilot app (consumer experience):

• For enterprise users on managed devices:
  • Uninstall the Microsoft Copilot app via Settings > Apps > Installed Apps, then select Uninstall.
• To prevent installation or reinstallation at scale (IT admin):
  • Configure an AppLocker policy to block the package:
    • Publisher: CN=MICROSOFT CORPORATION, O=MICROSOFT CORPORATION, L=REDMOND, S=WASHINGTON, C=US
    • Package name: MICROSOFT.COPILOT
    • Package version: *
  • Apply the AppLocker policy according to the guidance in the AppLocker documentation.

This prevents the Microsoft Copilot app from being installed or run on managed Windows devices.

5. Optional: Adjust Copilot privacy and context usage in Edge (if not fully disabled)

If Copilot must remain visible but with minimal data usage:

• In Edge, users (or a baseline configuration) can set:
  • Settings > Privacy:
    • Disable Context clues to prevent Copilot from using the current webpage, browser history, or preferences.
    • Disable Personalization and memory to prevent Copilot from using memory from previous conversations, Bing/MSN activity, or inferred interests.

For organization-wide enforcement, prefer the Edge policies (EdgeEntraCopilotPageContext, CopilotPageContext) rather than relying on user settings.

References:

• Manage Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
• Updated Windows and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat experience
• Getting started with Copilot in Microsoft Edge
• Turn off Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps