Microsoft is force-installing M365 Copilot again after a brief pause Months after pausing due to bugs and user backlash, Microsoft is now resuming forced Copilot installs for Microsoft 365 users by July 1st. 9, 2026 PDT recent reports show that Microsoft is quietly testing an “uninstall AI bloat” button in Windows Insider builds. Still, the current roadmap suggests that Microsoft doesn’t intend to abandon AI. Meanwhile, Windows 11’s market share continues to stagnate and even fall in the US. This is likely due to mounting user frustrations with the operating system, not just with AI but various other annoyances, including ads everywhere and data privacy collection. We’ll have to see how things shake up by October, when Windows 10 stops receiving Extended Security Updates (ESU). This article originally appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.
