After months of Copilot showing up everywhere in Windows 11 like an overenthusiastic guest who refuses to leave, Microsoft is finally dialing things back. The company has started scaling back Copilot integration in core apps like Notepad and Snipping Tool, replacing flashy AI branding with writing tools and, in some cases, removing AI buttons from the interface entirely. So, it’s quite clear that Windows is getting a cleanup, and Copilot is the first thing on the chopping block.
Windows 11 Trims Copilot from Notepad and Snipping Tool
Let’s start with Notepad, the app that somehow went from barely changed in decades to AI-powered creative assistant in record time. In the latest Windows Insider builds, the loud Copilot branding in Notepad has disappeared. That bright, attention-grabbing icon sitting in the corner? Gone. In its place is a much more restrained pen icon labeled “Writing tools.” The twist, of course, is that nothing
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