How to Enable Copilot on Windows 11 (Easy Guide)

Sep. 27, 2023

Turn on Copilot in Windows 11: A Step-by-Step Guide

1. Go ahead anddownload ViveToolfrom thelink here.

2. Next,extract the ZIP fileto a folder.

3. Right-click on the extracted folder and choose “Copy as path” from the context menu.

4. After that, press the Windows key and search forcmd. Now, click on Run as administrator.

5. In the Command line window, typecd, add a space, andpaste the pathbelow. Simply copy the path and right-click in CMD to paste the folder path.

6. Now,run the below commandto enable Copilot on Windows 11.

7. Next,restart your Windows 11 PC. A new Copilot icon should now appear on the Taskbar, right next to the search bar. Make sure you are signed in with a Microsoft account on your PC.

8. If the icon does not appear, right-click on the Taskbar and open “Taskbar settings“.

9. Here, enable the “Copilot (preview)” toggle to see the AI assistant in the Taskbar.

10. First of all, if you are using Windows 11 Home, go ahead andenable Group Policy Editor on your PC. Windows 11 Pro users needn’t do anything on this front.

11. Next, press the Windows key once and type “gpedit” in the search bar.

12. After that, open “Edit group policy” from the search results.

13. Here, in the left sidebar, expand User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Copilot.

14. Now, click on “Turn off Windows Copilot” in the right pane.

15. From the new window that opens, choose “Disabled” and click on “OK”.

16. Now, restart your Windows 11 PC andCopilot should appearon the Taskbar. Again, make sure you are signed into your Microsoft account on your PC.

So that is how you can turn on the new Copilot on the latest version of Windows 11. In case you don’t like the AI Copilot, you can choose todisable Copilot on Windows 11completely.

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