Microsoft is allowing Office users to remove the annoying Copilot button

Microsoft is rolling out Office app updates next week that allow users to disable the floating Copilot button. The button has appeared in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in recent weeks, floating above the bottom-right section of spreadsheets or documents. He – she He got angry Many Excel users in particular, because it obstructs cells and you cannot disable them completely.

“While we’re seeing increased engagement with Copilot in Office apps with this update, we’re also hearing about the need for more control over how Copilot appears.” Katie Kievett admitsPartner Group Product Manager at Microsoft. “Although one of our goals is to evolve the Copilot system to be more adaptable and flexible over time, we are making some adjustments in the short term.”

Although Microsoft already had a docking option for the floating Copilot button to make it a little smaller and less annoying, it’s now adding an option to move the button to the ribbon so it doesn’t float on top of documents anymore. This new option will appear next week when users right-click on the Dynamic Action Button.

This change to the Office apps comes just a month after Microsoft also launched Removed “unnecessary” co-pilot buttons. From various Windows 11 applications. After years of ubiquitous Copilot buttons, it seems Microsoft is finally waking up to the fact that these additions can be more annoying than helpful.