Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Microsoft accidentally removes Copilot in the latest Windows 11 update

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The Microsoft Copilot application for Windows is “unintended uninstalled” on some Windows 11 devices thanks to the latest monthly Windows update. Tuesday updates, which began to move on March 11, led to the fact that Copilot was not designed from the taskbar and uninstalled.

“We are aware of the problem with the Microsoft Copilot application affecting some devices,” admits Microsoft In the support document In the case of a March update to Windows 11. Microsoft claims that it works on the solution to the problem and that the affected users can simply reinstall the Copilot application from the Microsoft store and in the meantime, manually, pin it to the taskbar.

Although this is clearly an error with the latest Windows update, some Windows 11 users who are not interested in Copilot, undoubtedly perceive it as a function. Microsoft is in the process of entering the native version of the Copilot application for Windows, almost a year after transforming it into a basic internet application. The up-to-date Copilot application has an improved user interface, and also receives a shortcut, so you can talk to the AI ​​Microsoft assistant, just like once with Cortana in Windows 10.

Microsoft is also working on additional updates for Copilot that it plans to present at a special event of the 50th anniversary on April 4. Mustafa Suleyman, general director of Microsoft AI, will be on stage next month to announce up-to-date Copilot functions, among the rumors that Microsoft is developing its own internal models of AI reasoning to compete with OpenAI.

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