The Notepad app in Windows 11 now includes the Copilot AI feature that lets you rewrite, summarize, make text longer or shorter, change tone, and change the format of any text in it with just a few clicks. While the Copilot feature in Notepad is pretty helpful at times, it also adds a lot of bloat to the humble and lightweight app. Additionally, using any AI feature in Notepad automatically sends the text to Microsoft servers for processing, which raises privacy concerns.
So, if you are not using AI Copilot in Notepad for any reason and want to remove unnecessary bloat, you can disable it. In this quick and straightforward tutorial, I will show you how to disable Copilot in Notepad on Windows 11. Let’s get started.
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Steps to Disable Copilot in Notepad
- Open the Start menu by pressing the “Windows key”.
- Search for “Notepad” and click “Open“.
- Click the “Settings” (gear) icon in the top-right corner.
- Turn OFF the “Copilot” toggle.
- With that, you’ve disabled Copilot in Notepad.
Detailed Steps (With Screenshots)
You can disable the Copilot in Notepad via its settings. So, the first thing you should do is open the Notepad app. To do that, press the “Windows key” to open the Start menu, search for “Notepad“, and click “Open“. Alternatively, open the Run dialog by pressing “Windows key + R”, type “notepad”, and click “OK”.
Once Notepad opens, click the “Settings” (look like a gear) icon on the top-right corner of the window.
The above action opens the Notepad Settings page. Here’s, scroll down to the bottom and turn OFF the “Copilot” toggle.
That’s it. With that, you’ve disabled Copilot AI features in Notepad. From this point on, you will not see the Copilot icon in Notepad.
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If you have any questions or need help, comment below. I’ll be happy to assist.
