Microsoft promotes Copilot to star on Windows 11's taskbar – but don't panic, you can banish it

Microsoft makes it clear that the Ask Copilot box is off by default, so you actively have to go into Settings and enable it ...
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First look at how Copilot will change Windows 11 taskbar search

Microsoft testing "Ask Copilot" in the Windows 11 taskbar, replacing Search with Copilot Vision, Voice, rolling out now in Build 26220.7051 ...