This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off keeping the Copilot app running in the background when you close the Copilot app for your account in Windows 11.
The Microsoft Copilot app is an AI here to give advice, inspiration, and help when you need a hand. You can start a conversation to get clear answers to tough questions, turn ideas into images, or polish your writing until it shines.
Signing into Copilot using your personal Microsoft Account gives you access to your chat history, image creation, longer conversations, voice interactions, and other Copilot features.
Starting with Copilot app version 146 and higher, you can turn on or off keep the Copilot app running on close.
When turned on, the Copilot app will stay running in the background on close, and the Copilot icon will continue to show on the taskbar system tray to reopen or quit Copilot from.
When turned off, the Copilot app will fully close whren closed.
EXAMPLE: Copilot notification icon on taskbar system tray
Here's How:
1 Open the Copilot app.
2 Open Copilot Settings.
3 Click/tap on General on the left side. (see screenshot below)
4 Under App behavior, turn on or off (default) Keep running after you close Copilot for what you want.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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