How to Disable Personalization and Memory in Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Copilot memory and personalization save your past chats, habits, and preferences to shape future answers. This feature helps the AI give you tailored suggestions based on older talks, but it also keeps a running record of everything you type.

You can turn off these memory settings in your Microsoft account to stop the assistant from saving your history. Clearing this data gives you a fresh start with every new chat and keeps your private thoughts off Microsoft servers.

How to Turn Off Copilot’s Memory and Personalization

Websites, Windows, and mobile apps share a similar process for disabling memory and personalization features. Steps vary slightly across platforms.

Turning Off Memory on copilot.com, Copilot for Windows, or macOS

Copilot memory stores past chats to provide tailored answers. The memory feature can be turned off on copilot.com, the Copilot app for Windows, and the macOS version. Click the profile picture or icon in the top-right corner of the screen to begin managing personalization settings.

1. Look for your profile picture or icon. It’s usually in the top right corner.
2. Click on your profile picture. A menu will likely appear.
3. Choose your profile name from the menu.
4. Find and click on “Memory.”
5. Click on “Personalization and memory.” You should see a switch or box here. Turn it off.

Turning Off Memory in the Copilot Mobile App

Mobile device users follow a nearly identical procedure:

1. Open the app’s menu. Look for an icon with three lines, usually at the top.
2. Tap your profile picture.
3. Select “Memory.”
4. Choose “Personalization and memory.” Turn the switch off.

Turning Off Memory in the Edge Sidebar

Microsoft Edge browser side panel users complete these actions:

1. Open the sidebar menu. Look for the Copilot icon or a "..." (three dots) menu in the sidebar.
2. Click on "Settings."
3. Select "Memory."
4. Find "Personalization and memory" and turn the switch off.

Controlling Microsoft Usage Data

Activity from other Microsoft services like Bing or Edge helps generate better suggestions, but data usage remains controllable. Turning off the 'Microsoft usage data' setting stops information collection and personalization across different Microsoft products, granting enhanced privacy.

Turning Off Microsoft Usage Data on copilot.com, Copilot for Windows, or macOS

1. Click your profile icon in the top right corner.
2. Choose your profile name from the menu.
3. Go to "Memory."
4. Find "Microsoft usage data" and turn the switch off.

Turning Off Microsoft Usage Data in the Copilot Mobile App

1. Open the menu and tap your profile icon.
2. Select "Memory."
3. Choose "Microsoft usage data" and turn the switch off.

Turning Off Microsoft Usage Data in the Edge Sidebar

1. Open the sidebar menu (look for the "..." or Copilot icon).
2. Click on "Settings."
3. Select "Memory."
4. Choose "Microsoft usage data" and turn the switch off.

References:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/microsoft-copilot-privacy-controls

Summary

Disabling Copilot memory and personalization requires these actions:

• Go to your profile settings.
• Find the "Memory" section.
• Turn off "Personalization and memory."
• To stop Copilot from using data from other Microsoft services, also turn off "Microsoft usage data" in the same "Memory" settings.