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Updated · The Verge · May 28Microsoft Lets Office Users Disable Floating Copilot Button Next Week After Excel Complaints
4 articles · Updated · The Verge · May 28
- Office app updates due next week will let users disable the floating Copilot button and move it back into the ribbon.
- Excel users had complained that the button was covering cells, making it an intrusive overlay during spreadsheet work.
- The change follows Microsoft's push a month ago to remove what it called unnecessary Copilot buttons from several Windows 11 apps.
- The rollback adds to signs Microsoft is adjusting how aggressively it inserts Copilot controls into core productivity software.
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