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Microsoft is silently installing Copilot onto Windows Server 2022 (mastodon.gamedev.place)

submitted 7 months ago by lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (5 children)

It installed itself on my laptop during the last update. Anyone know how to remove it? Will uninstall actually get rid of it?

[–] IggyTheSmidge@kbin.social 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I don't have a Windows 11 machine available, so I can't get you the exact command, but this should get you there.
It should remove it from all users on the laptop, and (hopefully!) prevent it from coming back:

Open Powershell and run:
Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object {$_.displayname -like "*Copilot*"}

Copy the Package Name entry and run the following command, with PACKAGENAME replaced by what you just copied:
Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename PACKAGENAME

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Will uninstall actually get rid of it?

maybe for a couple months

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[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Fuck I just set up a Windows Server 2022, because Space Engineers Dedicated Server is officially supported under Windows only.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 months ago

You could try running it in wine

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[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (5 children)

how could it be installed on a 2022 server if copilot launched in 2023?

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

TRUE ACTUALLY

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[–] TCB13@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

This is going to end very well :P

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