Prevent Copilot from using its Memory from previous conversations and Bing activity in Microsoft Edge

Copilot memory in Microsoft Edge is a browser feature that saves your past chats and web searches to personalize your answers. Stopping Copilot from using this memory takes just a few quick changes in your browser privacy settings.

Turn off the “Web assistance” and “Improve Copilot” switches in Microsoft Edge to clear your past data and stop the browser from saving new history. This keeps the AI from using your previous conversations and Bing activity every time you ask a question.

Open Copilot in Edge

First, open Copilot. Find the Copilot icon in the top-right corner of Microsoft Edge and click it to open the Copilot sidebar.

Access the Copilot Menu

Once the Copilot sidebar is open, look for the “More menu” icon represented by three dots ... near the top or bottom of the sidebar.

Go to Settings

Select “Settings” from the “More menu” to open the Copilot settings inside Edge.

Find the Privacy Section

Locate the “Privacy” section in the Copilot settings where the necessary controls reside.

Manage Personalization and Memory

You can disable copilot memory in Microsoft Edge by turning off the personalization settings in the sidebar panel. This stops the AI from saving details from your past chats and browsing activity, ensuring every new conversation starts fresh without using your previous preferences or history.

Turning off personalization settings ensures new chats start fresh without accessing previous information or inferred preferences.

Save Your Changes

Changes save immediately when you toggle the switches for "Context clues" and "Personalization and memory". There is no save button to click.

Reference:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/getting-started-with-copilot-in-microsoft-edge

Summary

Turning off copilot memory improves your privacy by stopping the AI assistant from storing details about your past chats and Bing search history. Every new conversation begins with a clean slate, meaning Copilot cannot use your older interactions or inferred habits to shape its answers.

Clearing Microsoft Copilot's memory stops the AI assistant from using past chat information or browsing history. This protects privacy by preventing Copilot from remembering previous interactions and enhances data security.