[Chloe Hexnode 19 October 2023 Chloe Moderator]

Hello @Clyde,

Please execute the PowerShell script given below to disable Microsoft Copilot via Hexnode UEM:

Script to disable copilot

#script to disable copilot in windows function Get-CurrentUser() { try { $currentUser=Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty UserName if (-NOT[string]::IsNullOrEmpty($currentUser)) { $currentUser=$currentUser.Split("\")[1] Write-Output $currentUser } else { Write-Host "Script cannot be executed->no user is currently active on the system" Write-Output "0" } } catch { Write-Host "Error occured while getting current user -> ",$_.Exception.Message Write-Output "0" } } function Get-UserSID([string]$fCurrentUser) { try { $user = New-Object System.Security.Principal.NTAccount($fcurrentUser) $sid = $user.Translate([System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]) if (-NOT[string]::IsNullOrEmpty($sid)) { Write-Output $sid.Value } else { Write-Host "SID is empty!" Write-Output "0" } } catch { Write-Host "Error occured while getting user sid -> ",$_.Exception.Message Write-Output "0" } } Write-Host "--------------starting script execution--------------" $currentUser = Get-CurrentUser if ($currentUser -ne "0"){ $currentUserSID = Get-UserSID $currentUser if ($currentUserSID -ne "0"){ $userRegistryPath = "Registry::HKEY_USERS\$($currentUserSID)\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot" #"HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot". if(Test-Path -path "$userRegistryPath") { Write-host "Setting up registry key" } else { New-Item -Path "$userRegistryPath" Write-host "Setting up registry key" } Set-ItemProperty -Path $userRegistryPath -Name TurnOffWindowsCopilot -Value 1 #Enable=0/Disable=1. } } Write-Host "--------------Copilot configured for user $currentUser. Restart Device --------------"

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#script to disable copilot in windows function Get-CurrentUser() {     try {         $currentUser=Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty UserName         if (-NOT[string]::IsNullOrEmpty($currentUser)) {         $currentUser=$currentUser.Split("\")[1] Write-Output $currentUser         }         else {         Write-Host "Script cannot be executed->no user is currently active on the system"         Write-Output "0"         }     }     catch { Write-Host "Error occured while getting current user -> ",$_.Exception.Message         Write-Output "0"     } } function Get-UserSID([string]$fCurrentUser) {     try {         $user = New-Object System.Security.Principal.NTAccount($fcurrentUser)         $sid = $user.Translate([System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier])         if (-NOT[string]::IsNullOrEmpty($sid)) {         Write-Output $sid.Value         } else {         Write-Host "SID is empty!"         Write-Output "0"         }     }     catch {   Write-Host "Error occured while getting user sid -> ",$_.Exception.Message Write-Output "0"     } } Write-Host "--------------starting script execution--------------" $currentUser = Get-CurrentUser if ($currentUser -ne "0"){ $currentUserSID = Get-UserSID $currentUser         if ($currentUserSID -ne "0"){         $userRegistryPath = "Registry::HKEY_USERS\$($currentUserSID)\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot"     #"HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot".             if(Test-Path -path "$userRegistryPath")                 {                     Write-host "Setting up registry key"                                      }             else {                 New-Item -Path "$userRegistryPath"                 Write-host "Setting up registry key"             }         Set-ItemProperty -Path $userRegistryPath -Name TurnOffWindowsCopilot -Value 1   #Enable=0/Disable=1.      } } Write-Host "--------------Copilot configured for user $currentUser. Restart Device --------------"

Please try it out and let us know how it goes!

Best regards,
Chloe Edison
Hexnode UEM