Copilot Chat in Edge in Microsoft Copilot: what does this AI read, and can you turn it off?
Checked on October 22, 2026 by verification chain vchain-1
This AI is not on by default; it can be turned off.
The facts, edition by edition
| All editions | |
|---|---|
| What the AI does | Summarize “This policy can prevent Copilot Chat from using webpage or PDF content when it formulates responses to prompts.” “To generate a page summary, Copilot Chat can infer all needed information from the text on the page itself.” [1] dated copy |
| Model | Not yet verified |
| What it reads | Two vendor statements
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| Where the data goes | Not yet verified |
| Trains on your data | No “Copilot Chat does not use your data to train foundation models.” [2] dated copy |
| On by default | No “When using Copilot Chat in Edge if the 'Allow access to any webpage or PDF' setting is enabled by the user or admin and an intranet page is open in the browser.” [2] dated copy |
| Can be turned off | Yes “To disable Copilot Chat in Edge entirely” “This policy can prevent Copilot Chat from using webpage or PDF content when it formulates responses to prompts.” “When using Copilot Chat in Edge if the 'Allow access to any webpage or PDF' setting is enabled by the user or admin and an intranet page is open in the browser.” [1] dated copy |
| Billing | Not yet verified |
| Feature type | Not yet verified |
| Frameworks the catalog links to it | Not yet verified |
All editions
- What the AI does
- Summarize “This policy can prevent Copilot Chat from using webpage or PDF content when it formulates responses to prompts.” “To generate a page summary, Copilot Chat can infer all needed information from the text on the page itself.” [1] dated copy
- Model
- Not yet verified
- What it reads
- Two vendor statements
- Documents “This policy can prevent Copilot Chat from using webpage or PDF content when it formulates responses to prompts.” [1]
- Other data “In this scenario, Copilot Chat can use the content of this page to help answer questions.” [2]
- Where the data goes
- Not yet verified
- Trains on your data
- No “Copilot Chat does not use your data to train foundation models.” [2] dated copy
- On by default
- No “When using Copilot Chat in Edge if the 'Allow access to any webpage or PDF' setting is enabled by the user or admin and an intranet page is open in the browser.” [2] dated copy
- Can be turned off
- Yes “To disable Copilot Chat in Edge entirely” “This policy can prevent Copilot Chat from using webpage or PDF content when it formulates responses to prompts.” “When using Copilot Chat in Edge if the 'Allow access to any webpage or PDF' setting is enabled by the user or admin and an intranet page is open in the browser.” [1] dated copy
- Billing
- Not yet verified
- Feature type
- Not yet verified
- Frameworks the catalog links to it
- Not yet verified
To turn it off
- All editions: Yes “To disable Copilot Chat in Edge entirely” “This policy can prevent Copilot Chat from using webpage or PDF content when it formulates responses to prompts.” “When using Copilot Chat in Edge if the 'Allow access to any webpage or PDF' setting is enabled by the user or admin and an intranet page is open in the browser.” [1] dated copy
Frameworks the catalog links to it
Linked frameworks will appear once the reference set is published.
- All editions: Not yet verified
Sources
- Manage Copilot, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
- Privacy and protections, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
Change log
No change since first publication.
This fact sheet says nothing about your setup: the free readout, in French for now, reads it in your tools.