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February 3rd, 2026 09:57
Remove or remap Copilot key
Please Remove or make the Copilot Key easily remappable to CTRL
This key is unnecessary, obtrusive, and actively reduces productivity:
It cannot be reliably remapped to a useful function through Windows tools (PowerToys, SharkKeys)
It is in the position of the heavily used right ctrl key, meaning most times I go to move right or left by word (ctrl-right arrow, ctrl-left arrow), I instead open a new app. Extremely irritating!
Your firmware drivers mask the key, preventing standard scancode remapping utilities from fixing it.
Customers expect Dell hardware to empower productivity, not frustrate it. Instead, this feels like Microsoft bloatware forced into hardware, with no opt-out for the people actually paying for the machine.
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anne_droid
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February 3rd, 2026 13:04
Hi
Internet reports a possible method...............
You can’t remove the Copilot key at firmware level on most laptops yet, but you can reliably make it behave as Ctrl (or do nothing) using software remapping.
Easiest option: Microsoft PowerToys
Install PowerToys from the Microsoft Store or Microsoft site.
Open PowerToys → Keyboard Manager.
Turn on “Enable Keyboard Manager”.
Click “Remap a shortcut” (not “Remap a key”).
In “Physical shortcut”, click the pencil icon and press the Copilot key.
On Copilot keyboards this typically registers as
Win + Shift + F23.In “Mapped to”, choose
Ctrl (Left)orCtrl (Right).Click OK and apply; the Copilot key now acts as Ctrl in Windows apps.
If you just want it dead, in step 6 choose something harmless like
F23so nothing visible happens when you press it.Alternative: AutoHotkey (lighter / more control)
Install AutoHotkey v2.
Create a script like:
#Requires AutoHotkey v2 #+F23::CtrlHere
#+F23isWin + Shift + F23, which is what the Copilot key sends.Put the script (or a shortcut to it) in
shell:startupso it loads on sign‑in.You can also map it to nothing by using a line like
#+F23::Returninstead.If you want Copilot fully disabled
This doesn’t change the key scan code, but it stops Copilot itself:
On Pro/Enterprise: enable “Turn off Windows Copilot” in Group Policy under User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Windows Copilot.
On Home: set the
DisableCopilotDWORD to1in the registry as described in Copilot disabling guides, then reboot.milanraf
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February 3rd, 2026 16:29
@anne_droid thank you for your answer.
PowerToys method has been reported to be automatically reverted every once and then at Windows updates install.
Recently I have read that CoPilot is now an integral part of Windows and it's no more possible to uninstall/disable, except for specific versions of Windows with Office365 installed.
AutoHotkey is something to be tested. But does is emulate CTRL long press condition? Does it support Virtualbox right CTRL key shortcut?
But, in the end, why this Copilot key became vital/mandatory to have? Couldn't they just use a new shortcut like SHIFT+F<something> to activate? Why to ask millions of users to change their multi-years established typing habits?
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