In this tutorial, we will help you how to remove the Copilot icon from Search on Windows 11. When we open the Search box of Windows 11 or perform a search, we see the Microsoft Copilot icon (Ask Copilot) on the top right section of the Search pop-up. Clicking on that icon opens Copilot’s official webpage in a new tab of Microsoft Edge to ask queries. Those who don’t find this option useful can remove or hide the Copilot icon from Search using the Registry Editor. You have to sign in with an administrator account on your Windows 11 computer and perform a simple Registry tweak.
This Registry tweak won’t stop you from using Copilot from the Windows 11 taskbar or the Microsoft Edge Sidebar. It will only hide the Copilot icon from Windows 11 Search. Also, do note that applying this trick will disable Search Highlights in Windows 11 that show Suggested games (Games for you), Trending searches, Related images from the web, Trending news from the web, etc., in the Windows Search. You should also back up the Windows Registry before tweaking any setting(s).
How to remove Copilot icon from Search on Windows 11
To remove Copilot icon from Search on your Windows 11 computer, follow these steps:
- Press Win+R to open the Run Command box
- Type regedit in the text field and use the Enter key to open the Registry Editor
- In the Registry Editor window, jump to the Explorer key available under the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEroot key. The path is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
- If you don’t see an Explorer key, then create it. Right-click on Windows key > New > Key. Rename the newly generated key with the name Explorer
- On the right-hand section of the Explorer key, create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value, and rename that value to DisableSearchBoxSuggestions
- Double-click on the DisableSearchBoxSuggestions value and you will see an Edit Value box
- In that box, change the Value data from 0 to 1
- Press the OK button and close the Registry Editor
- Restart File Explorer.
Open the Search box pop-up and you will notice that the Copilot icon is no longer visible there.
Read: How to use Copilot in Windows 11
To add or show the Copilot icon on Windows Search in your Windows 11 PC, access the Explorer key, and delete the DisableSearchBoxSuggestions DWORD (32-bit) Value. Restart the File Explorer and the Copilot icon will be visible again.
How do I get rid of the Copilot icon?
If you want to remove the Copilot icon from the Windows 11 taskbar, use the Settings app. Open the Settings app > Personalization > Taskbar. Expand the Taskbar items section and turn off the Copilot button. Alternatively, you can also use the Group Policy Editor window to get rid of the Copilot icon from the taskbar. In the Group Policy Editor window, go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Copilot. Enable the Turn off Windows Copilot setting there and save it.
How do I turn off Copilot search?
If you don’t use Copilot search in Microsoft Edge and want to turn off or hide the Copilot icon on the Microsoft Edge Sidebar, then it can be done by accessing the Settings tab. Open the Edge browser > access Settings > and select the Sidebar category from the left section. Under the App and notification settings section, select the Copilot option, and turn off the Show Copilot button. Press the Restart button. This will turn off the Copilot search in the Edge browser.
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