Microsoft is starting to remove “unnecessary” CoPilot buttons from its Windows 11 apps. In the latest version of the Notepad app for Windows Insiders, Microsoft has removed the CoPilot button in favor of a “Writing Tools” menu. The CoPilot button also doesn’t appear in the Snipping Tool app when you select an area to capture.
The change is part of “reducing unnecessary CoPilot entry points, starting with apps like Snipping Tool, Photos, widgets, and Notepad,” which Microsoft promised to accomplish as part of its broader plan to fix Windows 11. While the CoPilot buttons are being removed, it looks like the built-in AI features are here to stay, though.
The CoPilot button has been removed from Notepad, but the writing tool replacement still uses AI-powered features and looks like a similar menu of options already in place. I still think these features are largely unnecessary in a lightweight text app, but removing the unnecessary CoPilot branding is a good first step.
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