By Laurent Giret
Publication Date: 2026-01-19 19:01:00
Microsoft Edge is now considered an “AI browser” thanks to the deep integration of the company’s Copilot assistant. Copilot has a dedicated button in Microsoft Edge’s toolbar, which opens the assistant in a sidebar where users can ask questions about the opened page, turn on Copilot Vision, and more.
Well, if you like Microsoft Edge but don’t care about Copilot features, the version 144 of the browser adds the option to hide the Copilot icon in the toolbar. For IT admins, there’s also a new policy for hiding that Copilot icon on the Microsoft Edge for Business toolbar.
Microsoft Copilot in Edge can do quite a lot of things, from summarizing web pages or videos you’re viewing to analyzing what you see with Copilot Vision. You can also highlight text on a web page and click “Ask Copilot” to initiate a conversation with the chatbot. However, having Copilot front and center in the Edge toolbar is probably too much for some people who miss the time…
