Microsoft has made the RemoveMicrosoftCopilotApp policy broadly available after the April 2026 Patch Tuesday, allowing IT administrators to uninstall the AI-powered Copilot assistant from managed enterprise devices. The policy is delivered as a Policy CSP and Group Policy for endpoints managed via Microsoft Intune or SCCM, applies to Windows 11 25H2 devices meeting specific conditions, and can be enabled under User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows AI > Remove Microsoft Copilot App; users may reinstall the app if they choose. #RemoveMicrosoftCopilotApp #Microsoft365Copilot
Keypoints
- RemoveMicrosoftCopilotApp is now broadly available after the April 2026 Patch Tuesday.
- The setting is available as a Policy CSP and Group Policy for endpoints managed via Microsoft Intune or SCCM.
- The policy only applies to Windows 11 25H2 devices with both Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot installed, where the app was not user-installed and not launched in the last 28 days.
- When enabled, the policy uninstalls the Microsoft Copilot app non-disruptively, and users can reinstall it if desired.
- Microsoft recently paused automatic installs of the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and has canceled several planned Copilot feature rollouts; a prior Copilot bug also caused confidential emails to be summarized, bypassing DLP.