Remove Copilot from Windows 10

8 months ago | By Engineerisaac | Log in to view page count Public
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Due to popular demand here is the Windows 10 version
@echo off
:: Enable ANSI colors
for /F "delims=" %%A in ('echo prompt $E^| cmd') do set "ESC=%%A"

cls
echo %ESC%[95m============================================================%ESC%[0m
echo %ESC%[96m        WINDOWS 10 COPILOT REMOVAL TOOL                     %ESC%[0m
echo %ESC%[95m============================================================%ESC%[0m
echo.
echo %ESC%[93mThis tool will disable, remove, and block Copilot everywhere it can exist.%ESC%[0m
echo %ESC%[93mYou'll see each step explained clearly as it happens.%ESC%[0m
echo.

:: Check admin rights
net session >nul 2>&1
if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
    echo %ESC%[91m[ERROR]%ESC%[0m Administrator privileges are required.
    echo Right-click this file and choose: %ESC%[93mRun as administrator%ESC%[0m
    pause
    exit /b
)

echo %ESC%[92m[OK]%ESC%[0m Running with administrator rights.
echo.

:: STEP 1 ?" Disable Copilot via Group Policy registry
echo %ESC%[94mSTEP 1: Turning off Copilot policies...%ESC%[0m
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot" /v "TurnOffWindowsCopilot" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f >nul
reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot" /v "TurnOffWindowsCopilot" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f >nul
echo %ESC%[92m ?†' Copilot policy disabled.%ESC%[0m
echo.

:: STEP 2 ?" Remove taskbar Copilot button
echo %ESC%[94mSTEP 2: Removing the Copilot taskbar button...%ESC%[0m
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "ShowCopilotButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f >nul
reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "ShowCopilotButton" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f >nul
echo %ESC%[92m ?†' Taskbar Copilot button disabled.%ESC%[0m
echo.

:: STEP 3 ?" Remove shell integration
echo %ESC%[94mSTEP 3: Removing Copilot shell hooks...%ESC%[0m
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Copilot" /f >nul 2>&1
reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Copilot" /f >nul 2>&1
echo %ESC%[92m ?†' Shell integration removed.%ESC%[0m
echo.

:: STEP 4 ?" Kill and restart Explorer
echo %ESC%[94mSTEP 4: Restarting Explorer to flush UI...%ESC%[0m
echo %ESC%[93m ?†' Closing Explorer (screen may flicker)...%ESC%[0m
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe >nul
timeout /t 1 >nul
echo %ESC%[93m ?†' Restarting Explorer...%ESC%[0m
start explorer.exe
echo %ESC%[92m ?†' Explorer refreshed.%ESC%[0m
echo.

:: STEP 5 ?" Disable search suggestions (blocks Copilot entry)
echo %ESC%[94mSTEP 5: Blocking Copilot inside the search bar...%ESC%[0m
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" /v "DisableSearchBoxSuggestions" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f >nul
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" /v "DisableSearchBoxSuggestions" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f >nul
echo %ESC%[92m ?†' Web-driven Copilot suggestions disabled.%ESC%[0m
echo.

:: STEP 6 ?" Disable Copilot hotkeys
echo %ESC%[94mSTEP 6: Blocking Copilot keyboard shortcuts...%ESC%[0m
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "DisabledHotkeys" /t REG_SZ /d "C" /f >nul
echo %ESC%[92m ?†' Copilot hotkeys disabled.%ESC%[0m
echo.

:: STEP 7 ?" Remove AppX packages (if any exist)
echo %ESC%[94mSTEP 7: Searching for Copilot AppX packages...%ESC%[0m
echo %ESC%[93m ?†' If present, they will be removed.%ESC%[0m
for /f "tokens=1" %%A in ('powershell -NoProfile -Command "Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Windows_copilot* | Select -ExpandPackageFullName"') do (
    echo %ESC%[93m   Removing:%%A%ESC%[0m
    powershell -NoProfile -Command "Remove-AppxPackage '%%A'" >nul
)
echo %ESC%[92m ?†' AppX cleanup complete.%ESC%[0m
echo.

:: STEP 8 ?" Remove Windows capability packages
echo %ESC%[94mSTEP 8: Checking Windows capabilities for Copilot...%ESC%[0m
powershell -NoProfile -Command "Get-WindowsCapability -Online | Where-Object { $_.Name -like '*Copilot*' } | Remove-WindowsCapability -Online" >nul
echo %ESC%[92m ?†' Capability cleanup complete.%ESC%[0m
echo.

:: DONE
echo %ESC%[95m============================================================%ESC%[0m
echo %ESC%[92m           COPILOT HAS BEEN REMOVED AND DISABLED%ESC%[0m
echo %ESC%[95m============================================================%ESC%[0m
echo.
echo %ESC%[96mYou may reboot your computer for the absolute cleanest result.%ESC%[0m
echo.
pause
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