I am currently using an older computer that is running Windows 10. It is too old to update to Windows 11, and I have been doing too much troubleshooting anyhow over the last couple of years. It is running just fine now, but it’s like my own health. It’s fine, until one day when it won’t be.
I have started to poke around to start scoping my options, given that Windows 10 support is ending this year and my nine year old computer is basically a major crash waiting to happen. I’ve always worked in a Windows environment and hate to figure out something new, but given all the grumbling about Windows 11 and Microsoft in general, I’m at least open to considering other options.
I spoke to one salesperson who seemed knowledgeable — not that I know enough to be a good judge of that — and he assured my that its easy to turn off Copilot and that the tech guys in the store could permanently block or remove it when I bought the machine. He was claiming that this kept Microsoft and the cloud at bay, not much different in that regard than earlier versions of Windows.
Is this true? Are there any words of wisdom from sophisticated users.
I back up files on an external hard drive, generally use Chrome, not Edge, on my existing machine, and I use DuckDuckGo and a VPN. That’s all pretty elementary, but I don’t want to go mucking around in deeper technical waters.
Check put YouTube videos for “remove copilot” or “permanently disable copilot” or some such title- they will walk you through how to do that