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Do you want to disable AI in Windows 11?

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Then you are at the right place as here

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is how to do so.

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This is the Windows Club. In this video,

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we will show you how to disable AI in

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Windows 11. With each update, Microsoft

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has been introducing AI powered features

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into several built-in apps across

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Windows 11. While these features are

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designed to improve productivity and

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convenience, not everyone wants AI

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deeply integrated into their PC. Some

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users prefer a simpler, more traditional

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Windows experience, while others may

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have privacy or performance concerns.

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Let's get started.

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Method one, disable Windows Copilot.

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Windows Copilot is the main AI feature

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in Windows 11. If you don't want AI to

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be part of your everyday Windows

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experience, disabling Windows Copilot is

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the first and most important step. Press

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Win plus I to open settings, then go to

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personalization, then taskbar. Turn

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copilot off. This removes the copilot

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button from the taskbar and prevents it

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from launching. If you want a more

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permanent solution, you can disable

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Windows Copilot using a registry tweak.

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Follow these steps to do so. Before you

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proceed, we recommend you create a

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system restore point and backup

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registry. Open the registry editor using

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Windows search. Copy this path and paste

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it into the address bar of the registry

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editor. After that, hit enter. Make sure

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that you have selected the Windows key

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on the left side. Now, expand the

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Windows key and select the Windows

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copilot sub key under it. If the Windows

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copilot sub key is not present under the

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Windows key, you have to create it

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manually. To manually create the Windows

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copilot key, right click on the Windows

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key and select new, then key. Name this

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newly created key as Windows Copilot.

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Now select the Windows copilot key and

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right click in this empty space on the

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right side. Select new then dword value.

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Name this newly created value as turn

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off Windows copilot. Right click on the

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turn off Windows copilot value and

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select modify. Enter one in its value

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data. Click okay to save the changes. If

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you want to revert changes, change the

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value data of the turn off Windows

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component value to zero in the registry

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and restart your computer. If this does

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not work, delete the turn off Windows

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copilot value and restart your computer.

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You can also disable Windows Copilot

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using the group policy editor to enforce

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the change at the system level.

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Method two, disable image creator,

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co-creator, and generative fill in

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Microsoft Paint. AI features in

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Microsoft Paint primarily include image

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creator, co-creator, and generative

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fill. Together, these AI features help

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users quickly create and edit images in

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Paint without needing advanced design

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skills. While there is no direct switch

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to disable these features, you may still

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disable them by modifying the Windows

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registry if you wish to. In managed or

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enterprise environments, these features

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can also be disabled using group

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policies.

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Method three, autoimage categorization

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in the photos app. The photos app in

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Windows 11 now includes

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autocatategorization which automatically

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detects and organizes your photo

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collection into meaningful groups such

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as screenshots, receipts, identity

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documents, and notes using ondevice AI

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on Copilot Plus PCs. If you prefer

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manual control over your photos, you may

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turn this off. Open the photos app on

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your PC. Click the settings or the gear

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icon at the top. Turn off the toggle

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next to the allow image categorization

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option.

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Method four, disable AI write and

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rewrite in Notepad. Notepad in Windows

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11 now includes write, rewrite, and

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summarize. Three AI powered features

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that help you generate, rephrase, or

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summarize text using Copilot. If you do

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not want to see these features, you can

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disable them in Notepad. Open Notepad.

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Click the settings icon in the top right

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corner. Scroll down to the AI feature

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section. Turn off the toggle next to the

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Copilot option. Restart Notepad to apply

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the changes.

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Method five, disable AI actions menu in

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File Explorer. In recent Windows 11

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builds, File Explorer features an AI

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actions menu that offers quick AI

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powered shortcuts like visual search,

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background removal, and other file

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specific actions. If you prefer a

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simpler context menu without AI options,

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you can disable these actions. Open

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settings. Go to apps, then actions. Turn

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off the toggle next to an app to remove

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it from the AI actions menu. Turn off

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all toggles to remove all AI actions.

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For a more permanent systemwide block,

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you may use this registry tweak to

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disable the AI actions menu in file

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explorer. Hit win plus to open settings

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on your computer. Now you need to

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navigate to the A app section, then

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click on actions. Go ahead and disable

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unwanted apps presented to you. To

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remove an app from the AI actions menu,

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turn the toggle button next to the app.

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If you want to remove all AI actions

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option, set all the toggle buttons to

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off.

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Method six, copilot and AI features in

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Microsoft Edge. Open Microsoft Edge.

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Click on the three dots menu. Then go to

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settings, then AI innovations and turn

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off copilot mode. To disable readaloud

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in Edge, you can use a registry tweak.

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Press vinasard. Type regedit and press

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enter. In the registry editor, navigate

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to age_currenc

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user/software/policy/

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Microsoft. Create a new key named age

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and then create a default value named

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read aloud enabled. Set its value to

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zero and restart Microsoft Edge. If you

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use Google Chrome as your default

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browser, you can disable AI mode in

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Chrome's address bar and search box.

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Method seven, disable copilot discover

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in the widgets board. In recent Windows

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11 builds, the widgets board includes

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copilot discover which uses AI to

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surface, summarize, and recommend

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content. If you don't want AI generated

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or AI curated content appearing in

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widgets, you can disable copilot

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discover. Open the widgets board by

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pressing Windows W and turn off Copilot

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discover. Reopen widgets to apply the

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changes.

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Method eight, disable recall snapshots.

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Recall uses AI to capture snapshots of

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your onscreen activity and lets you

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search past actions, documents, and apps

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using natural language. It's a co-pilot

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plus PC exclusive feature. On supported

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devices, recall can be turned off from

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setting. Open settings, go to privacy

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and security and select recall and

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snapshots. Use the snapshots toggle to

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turn recall off. If you are an admin,

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you can also disable recall using

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registry editor or group policy editor

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for a systemwide change. If you want to

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completely remove recall from your

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device, you can uninstall it using

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Windows features command prompt or

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Windows terminal. So that's it.

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Subscribe to the Windows Club for all

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your tech solutions related to Windows.

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Thanks for watching.

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Wonder

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feel.