Microsoft Copilot website and app in Microsoft Copilot: what does this AI read, and can you turn it off?
Checked on October 22, 2026 by verification chain vchain-1
Whether it is on by default is not yet verified; whether it can be turned off is not yet verified.
The facts, edition by edition
| Consumer | |
|---|---|
| What the AI does | Search “where you can search the web, create content, and interact with features like Copilot Vision” “The Microsoft Copilot website and app (on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android) are the core of the consumer Copilot experience, where you can search the web, create content, and interact with features like Copilot Vision” [1] dated copy |
| Model | Not yet verified |
| What it reads | Other data “where you can search the web, create content, and interact with features like Copilot Vision” “When you use Microsoft Copilot, it will use your prompts, location, language, and related settings to provide helpful responses and improve services.” [1] dated copy |
| Where the data goes | Not yet verified |
| Trains on your data | Yes “We also use your conversation data to monitor performance, troubleshoot and fix bugs and issues, prevent abuse, and to provide and improve Microsoft Copilot.” “As part of our efforts to improve and develop our products, we may use your data to develop and train our AI models.” [1] dated copy |
| On by default | Not yet verified |
| Can be turned off | Not yet verified |
| Billing | Not yet verified |
| Feature type | Not yet verified |
| Frameworks the catalog links to it | Not yet verified |
Consumer
- What the AI does
- Search “where you can search the web, create content, and interact with features like Copilot Vision” “The Microsoft Copilot website and app (on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android) are the core of the consumer Copilot experience, where you can search the web, create content, and interact with features like Copilot Vision” [1] dated copy
- Model
- Not yet verified
- What it reads
- Other data “where you can search the web, create content, and interact with features like Copilot Vision” “When you use Microsoft Copilot, it will use your prompts, location, language, and related settings to provide helpful responses and improve services.” [1] dated copy
- Where the data goes
- Not yet verified
- Trains on your data
- Yes “We also use your conversation data to monitor performance, troubleshoot and fix bugs and issues, prevent abuse, and to provide and improve Microsoft Copilot.” “As part of our efforts to improve and develop our products, we may use your data to develop and train our AI models.” [1] dated copy
- On by default
- Not yet verified
- Can be turned off
- Not yet verified
- Billing
- Not yet verified
- Feature type
- Not yet verified
- Frameworks the catalog links to it
- Not yet verified
To turn it off
- Consumer: Not yet verified
Frameworks the catalog links to it
Linked frameworks will appear once the reference set is published.
- Consumer: Not yet verified
Sources
- Microsoft Privacy Statement, Microsoft, October 22, 2026
Change log
No change since first publication.
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