This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable automatically open the Copilot app at startup for your account in Windows 11.
Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered digital assistant designed to help you with a range of tasks and activities.
When you sign in to Copilot with your Microsoft account Copilot uses your Microsoft account to provide personalized assistance and access by default to a wide range of features. For example, saving and syncing your Copilot chat history on all devices you sign in to Copilot with the same Microsoft account.
Starting with Copilot app version 1.25014.121.0 for Windows 11 Insiders, a new Auto start on login setting is available that will automatically start Copilot at sign-in and run in the background with a Copilot notification icon on the taskbar system tray.
Contents
- Option One: Turn On "Auto start on login" Copilot from Copilot Message
- Option Two: Turn On or Off "Auto start on login" Copilot in Copilot Settings
- Option Three: Turn On or Off "Auto start on login" Copilot in Settings
1 Open the Copilot app.
2 If prompted "Do you want Copilot to auto start on login", click/tap on Turn on. (see screenshot below)
1 Open the Copilot app.
2 Perform an available action: (see screenshots below)
- (OLD) Click/tap on the Settings and more (3 dots) button, click/tap on Settings, and click/tap on Auto start on login to check (on) or uncheck (off - default) it for what you want.
- (NEW) While in full view, click/tap on the Account button, and click/tap on Settings, turn on or off (default) Auto start on log in for what you want, and click/tap on the Back arrow button to exit Copilot settings.
1 Open Settings (Win+I). (see screenshot below)
2 Click/tap on Apps on the left side, and click/tap on Startup on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Turn On or Off (default) the Copilot app for what you want. (see screenshot below)
4 When finished, you can close Settings if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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