How to turn off Copilot and protect your data from Microsoft's AI

I appreciate the gesture but how long is any of this going to stay disabled until the next Windows Update turns it back on again? Or permanently?

There are a few ways to turn off Copilot and protect your data from Microsoft.

What we have in this article unfortunately is wishful thinking that anything will last longer than the current quarter.

https://www.apple.com/imac/

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/d/linux-laptops-desktops/

The only solution for that - all caveats and compromises considered - was paving over Windows with Linux. I tried to be patient. Yet Microsoft is hellbent on justifying their AI investments to shareholders by sacrificing their user base at the altar of the invasive LLM. I’m out.

Update your PC then shut them down. Many many ways to do this. Cant procreate if you rip its nuts off.

in one easy step: Installing Linux

> Your data may be used for ads and profiling

It's funny how in (at least) American English, "may" became the "will". /s