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The company is reducing Copilot entry points on Windows, starting with Photos, Widgets, Notepad, and other apps.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/microsoft-rolls-back-some-of-its-copilot-ai-bloat-on-windows/

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[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

It needs to be rolled back altogether. If the background spy app isn't done away with, anything else is pointless window dressing. It was bogging my work computer down to unusable until I found out how to force it not to run.

[–] NaibofTabr 26 points 1 week ago

But what will I do without Copilot in Notepad

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago
[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

Too little too late

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Less slop? Great!

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Holy shit!!!!! I don't care, fuck microslop.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 18 points 1 week ago

windows 11 is one of the best windows versions. it got me off my ass and finally switched to linux.

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Too late I'm already on Linux and I only regret not doing it sooner

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago

Now tell me when they stop trying to force OneDrive for everyone’s private data

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week ago

You misspelled micro slop

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

To bad, already jumped ship

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago
[–] Kekzkrieger@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

Dosnt bother me since i stopped using Microslop

Only thing left is migrating my data from Authenticator and Onedrive. Plus my main email runs on Outlook so that's gonna be pain.

[–] rossman@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

If they knew any better, they'd link rewards to enrollment. Customers want choice and incentives.