r/pcmasterrace • u/After_Cookies • 7d ago

News/Article “Nobody wants Copilot”: Microsoft pauses Copilot on Windows 11’s taskbar to “incorporate your feedback," as Microslop backlash continues

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/10/07/nobody-wants-copilot-microsoft-pauses-copilot-on-windows-11s-taskbar-to-incorporate-your-feedback/
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u/Excalitoria 7d ago

Copilot taking resources is a big reason I don’t wanna upgrade. I don’t care if it’s optional I just don’t want it baked into everything and constantly scanning everything on my PC.

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u/RhesusFactor 7d ago

giving it access to my file system is terrifying, because you just know its going to leak something out onto the internet uncontrollably.

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u/zedemer 7d ago

Can't upgrade my, albeit pretty old, computer to win 11 even though everything I need it for works just fine on win 10. So...if security updates stop next year as anticipated, I'll just install Linux instead. I'm not paying AI inflated prices on a new computer just so Microsoft's AI can exist on my machine (I'd disable all AI functions anyway).

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u/Excalitoria 7d ago

I’ve thought about switching too because of this. I really don’t care about it existing I just hate the idea of it taking up resources and, like you said, inflating the costs when my use of it will be infinitesimal, if I use it at all.

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u/thisshitsstupid 7d ago

Windows 11 updates bricked my PC for the 2nd time recently and forced me to revert the update. Shits fucking infuriating.

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u/KELonPS3in576p PC Master Race 7d ago

Pro tip: go CachyOS

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u/aVarangian 13600kf 7900xtx 2160 | 6600k 1070 1440 7d ago

at least on pro you can configure it so it doesn't exist

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u/Excalitoria 7d ago

Didn’t know that. I’ll have to look into if I stay with Windows, thanks!

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u/aVarangian 13600kf 7900xtx 2160 | 6600k 1070 1440 7d ago

I've never had it on mine, so it has to be possible somehow. Worst case scenario you can probably uninstall it

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u/Carvj94 7d ago

It barely uses anything. Megabytes of storage and memory, low priority memory, and doesn't take up any CPU cycles unless you're actively using it and even that is only enough CPU to run what's basically a web page since it's not running locally.