How to Uninstalling and Reinstalling Copilot on Windows 11

How to Remove or Reinstall Copilot

Remove Copilot from the Start Menu

Why use this method? This is often the quickest method for most users.

1. Open the Start menu ⊞.
2. Click All apps.
3. Find the Copilot app in the list.
4. Right-click on 🖱️ Copilot.
5. Click Uninstall.

Remove Copilot from Settings

You can uninstall Copilot Windows 11 directly through the main Windows system settings when you want a standard app removal method. This built-in approach takes just a few clicks to completely clear the AI assistant from your computer without needing any special tools or commands.

1. Open the Start menu and click Settings. Or press Windows key + I.
2. Click Apps on the left side.
3. Click Installed apps on the right side.
4. Scroll down and find Copilot in the list.
5. Click the three dots (...) next to Copilot.
6. Click Uninstall.

Remove Copilot Using Microsoft Edge

You can remove Copilot from Microsoft Edge by managing your browser apps directly through the internal settings page. This stops the sidebar integration and clears the tool from your web browsing experience without changing your main Windows system settings.

What happens: Copilot will no longer appear in your Edge browser apps.

1. Open Microsoft Edge Microsoft Edge.
2. In the address bar, type: edge://apps/
3. Press Enter.
4. Find Copilot on the Apps page.
5. Click the three dots (...) next to Copilot.
6. Click Uninstall.

Remove Copilot Using PowerShell open PowerShell

You can uninstall Copilot using PowerShell on Windows 11 when you need advanced control to delete the app files completely from your user account or the entire machine. This command-line method works well if the standard settings menu fails to remove the software.

What happens: The app files are deleted from your computer.

To remove Copilot for just your account:

1. Open the Windows Terminal app.
2. Open PowerShell.
3. Copy and paste this command:

Get-AppxPackage | Where-Object {$_.Name -Like '*Microsoft.Copilot*'} | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction Continue

4. Press Enter.

To remove Copilot for all users on the computer:

⚠️ Admin privileges required — You need admin rights to do this.

1. Open the Windows Terminal app.
2. Open PowerShell as administrator. open Windows Terminal ad administrator
3. Copy and paste this command:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object {$_.Name -Like '*Microsoft.Copilot*'} | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers -ErrorAction Continue

4. Press Enter.

How to Reinstall Copilot on Windows

You can reinstall Copilot on Windows 11 by downloading the official application again from the Microsoft Store whenever you want to bring the AI assistant back to your computer. The official store page lets you grab the latest version and sets it up automatically.

What happens: Copilot will download and install again on your computer.

1. Download Microsoft Copilot app page Microsoft Copilot from the Microsoft Store.
2. Find the file called Microsoft Copilot Installer.exe on your computer.
3. Double-click the file to start the installation.
4. Wait for Copilot to download and install.
5. When finished, Copilot will be ready to use.

Summary

You have several different ways to uninstall Copilot Windows 11 depending on how deep you want to go and what tools you prefer to use. You can pick between the standard Settings app, the Microsoft Edge browser management page, or an advanced PowerShell command.

• Start menu: Right-click and uninstall. The easiest way.
• Settings app: Find installed apps and remove it. Good for managing all apps.
• Microsoft Edge: Remove it from your Edge apps. Quick if you use Edge.
• PowerShell: Use commands to remove it. Works for one person or everyone on the computer.

To get Copilot back, download the installer from the Microsoft Store and run it. This process takes only a few minutes. Choose the method that works best for you.