Microsoft has released a new policy setting that enables IT administrators to remove the Microsoft Copilot app from managed enterprise devices. The “Remove Microsoft CoPilot app” policy is accessible as a CSP and Group Policy after the April 2026 Windows Security Update is deployed to managed endpoints through Microsoft Intune or System Center Configuration Manager.
This policy only applies to Windows 11 devices running update 25H2 and is limited to Enterprise, Professional, and Education editions.
When “Delete Microsoft Copilot App Policy” uninstalls Copilot
The Microsoft Copilot Delete App policy will only uninstall Copilot if specific conditions are met on the device: both Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot must be installed, the user must not have manually installed the Microsoft Copilot app, and the app must not have been launched in the last 28 days.
Microsoft says the removal process is non-disruptive and users can reinstall the app if they wish after it is removed by policy.
how to enable it
Administrators can enable the policy through the Group Policy Editor by navigating to User Configuration, then Administrative Templates, then Windows AI, and selecting Delete Microsoft CoPilot app. The same policy can also be configured through Microsoft Intune and SCCM after installing the security updates released in April 2026.
How does this policy fit into Copilot Rollback on Windows 11
The availability of the policy reflects recent changes to how Microsoft is managing Copilot on Windows. Last month, Microsoft stopped automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices along with Microsoft 365 desktop apps, without providing any explanation.
The company is also said to have canceled plans to integrate Copilot into Windows 11 system notifications, Settings app, and File Explorer, which were announced nearly two years ago. The Microsoft Copilot app delete policy first appeared for Windows Insiders in the Dave and Beta channels in January and became generally available with the April 2026 Patch Tuesday update.
