By Sergiu Gatlan
Publication Date: 2026-04-24 11:38:00
Microsoft says IT administrators can now uninstall the AI-powered Copilot digital assistant from enterprise devices using a new policy setting, which has become broadly available after the April 2026 Patch Tuesday.
RemoveMicrosoftCopilotApp is available as a Policy CSP and Group Policy after deploying this month’s Windows security updates on endpoints managed via Microsoft Intune or System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).
This policy will only apply to Windows 11 25H2 devices where the Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot are both installed, the user did not install the Microsoft Copilot app, and the Microsoft Copilot app was not launched in the last 28 days.
“The new RemoveMicrosoftCopilotApp policy setting allows you to uninstall Copilot from devices in your organization in a non-disruptive way,” Microsoft said.
“If this policy is enabled, the Microsoft Copilot app will be uninstalled. Users can still re-install if they choose to. This setting…
