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

[u/After_Cookies]

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

[u/MrDeeJayy]

Yours is setting alarms? I had my assistant working perfectly fine with Home Assistant, and controlling all the lights in my house. One particular one my brother decided he'd name after his online persona, which is ambiguously pronounced.

The old assistant would have no issues listening to "Ok google, turn on <names> light", rain hail or shine it'd turn on the light in under 2 seconds.

Now with Gemini, I have to

- Be very VERY explicit about pronouncing the name of lights with an over-pronounced american accent (I'm australian, i have to pronounce "shah-nah" as "shay-nah" and things like that or it'll completely misunderstand me)

• Have my phone unlocked (yeah, apparently gemini cant touch a bedroom light unless you unlock your phone. The old assistant never had this issue)
  
• Pray that it actually understands what is being said to it. Most of the time it "doesnt understand" or acts like it has no connection to any smart home shit (including the one light that's setup directly on google home instead of via home assistant).

And specifically regarding alarms, its a crap shoot on whether it will set the alarm, or just tell me it set an alarm but in reality it "encountered an error" and won't say anything, instead confirming with complete confidence that the alarm was set, even when it wasn't.

Honestly, a complete and utter downgrade.

[u/Tripwiring → u/MrDeeJayy]

It's infuriating that they couldn't let us keep assistant as an option. But they need to tell their investors about the 200% increase in consumers opening their AI Slopware.

Your story is so aggravating. My Google home mini speaker stopped working after a software update and they don't make that model any more. Of course the new one costs four times what I paid for the Home Mini. It's all a crock of shit. I have so much contempt for this system I just got rid of the stupid fucking smart lights and smart speakers and I don't miss them.

[u/MrDeeJayy → u/Tripwiring]

oh they'd be lovely if i could get them to reliably work with home assistant.

I just need a better way to be able to turn them on. I'm thinking of going back to the clapper.

[u/zgillet → u/Tripwiring]

The damn clapper was more convenient. At least Alexa is still working for me on lights.

[u/HystericalSail → u/zgillet]

That was my solution, moving to Alexa. At least that home robot just got a minor lobotomy, not a full-on slop makeover. They still expect you to pay for that downgrade, for now.

[u/aVarangian → u/MrDeeJayy]

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