How do you get rid of the floating Copilot icon that likes to float over the lower right hand side of an Excel Spreadsheet?

None of these steps worked for me. Unbelievably frustrating to have this jammed down my throat. At least before the update I could remove it from the ribbon, but now this floating copilot icon chases me between documents offering useless advice or trying to break my excel sheets.

Hello @Karl Birch, @B_R,

Thank you very much for sharing your feedback and for taking the time to provide detailed information. I truly appreciate it.

At the moment, there is no user-level option available to permanently turn off or remove the Copilot icon in Excel. I understand how disruptive and frustrating this experience can be, especially when it affects your daily work, and I do agree that having a simple setting to disable it would be very helpful.

As a current workaround, if you are using a work or school account, you may consider reaching out to your IT Administrator / Microsoft 365 administrator. They can:

• Remove or unassign the Copilot license from your account, by following this instruction: Assign or unassign licenses for users in the Microsoft 365 admin center
• Which will effectively remove Copilot features (including the icon)

Please note that this requires administrative access and may not apply to personal subscriptions.

In the meantime, I would also encourage you to submit feedback directly to Microsoft product team through the Microsoft Feedback Portal. User feedback plays an important role in influencing future improvements, and requests like yours help highlight the need for better control over features like this.

• Sign into Excel · Community.
• Click Send Feedback on the right side of the page

• Fill in the form and click Send to submit your feedback.

The Product Team is in-charge of the feedback site, and they are constantly checking the comments and feedback from our customer. Many features have been developed or improved based on users' comment.  

After submitting your request on the site, you can return here and paste the link into this thread. That way, other users who visit this discussion can click the link and upvote your request to help bring more attention to it.    

Just to be transparent, I’m a Q&A forum moderator here, but you can think of me as a user like yourself. I don’t have the ability to change product behavior directly or represent the Microsoft product team. What I can do, though, is share context around how things work today and help guide you toward the most effective next steps.  

I sincerely understand the inconvenience this has caused, and I appreciate your patience and understanding while we work within the current situation. However, please know that you are not alone in experiencing this. I will continue to monitor this case and keep an eye on any updates. If there are any changes or new information regarding this feature, I will make sure to share them with you promptly.

Please let me know if there’s anything else I can assist you with. Thank you again for reaching out!

Hello @Karl Birch, 

Good day! I hope you are doing well. 

I understand how frustrating it must be when you’re unable to hide the Copilot icon. I can see how this can impact your experience, especially if it’s not something you need or want visible. Please know that your feedback is valid, and you’re not alone in feeling this way. While current options may be limited, I’ll do my best to help explore any available solutions, workarounds or share updates as they become available.

To help provide the most accurate and effective solution, could you please share a bit more information about your setup: 

• Are you using Excel for the Web (in a browser) or the Excel desktop app? 
• If desktop, are you only see it on Windows or macOS as well?  
• What is the Excel version (File > Account > About Excel)? 
• Is your goal to temporarily minimize the Copilot icon, or to disable Copilot entirely, if possible? 
• Could you please share a screenshot of the icon? This will help me better understand and confirm the behavior you’re seeing.

This additional context will help me better understand your environment and ensure any guidance provided is relevant and accurate.   

In the meantime, if you see the Copilot icon like the one shown in this image,

you can minimize it using the Dock option: 

• Right‑click the Copilot icon in the bottom‑right corner of the worksheet 
• Select Dock 

• The Copilot interface will collapse and stop floating over the cells 

Please note that this action minimizes the icon for the current session only. When the page is refreshed or a new workbook is opened, the icon may appear again.   

I apologize if I was unable to jump straight to a permanent solution right away. I want to avoid suggesting steps that may be inaccurate or unsupported in your specific setup. Once I have the details above, I’ll be able to assist you more effectively and guide you toward the most appropriate resolution. 

I appreciate your patience and look forward to your response so we can get this sorted out together. 

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