Microsoft has rolled out a Notepad replace for Home windows Insiders that removes the Copilot branding and icon from throughout the app, Home windows Central has reported. The previous Copilot menu has been changed with “writing instruments,” but it surely’s value noting that the instruments are nonetheless powered by AI and are just about an identical to the choice discovered within the previous menu. Microsoft has simply changed the Copilot button with a pen icon. As well as, the corporate has eliminated mentions of AI within the Settings menu and has positioned the choice to disable the AI-powered writing instruments throughout the “Superior options” part.
The corporate first introduced that it was dialing again its Copilot branding final month, almost definitely in response to all of the criticisms towards the AI assistant. It’s not very well-liked, with individuals complaining that Microsoft is forcing them to make use of the assistant inside all its apps and that Copilot doesn’t present a constant expertise throughout completely different purposes. “You will note us be extra intentional about how and the place Copilot integrates throughout Home windows,” stated Home windows and Gadgets EVP Pavan Davuluri. Microsoft additionally promised to take away “pointless Copilot entry factors,” beginning with Notepad, Snipping Software, Images and Widgets. In keeping with The Verge, Microsoft has already stopped exhibiting the Copilot button when choosing areas to seize with the Snipping Software, as nicely. Clearly, the corporate has been making good progress on yanking a minimum of the visible reminders of Copilot from its apps.
