June 14, 2024 By Sergiu Gatlan
Microsoft says it removed a Copilot app that was "incorrectly" added to Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems in April due to buggy Microsoft Edge updates.
The AI-powered Copilot digital assistant was also added to some Windows Server 2025 preview builds earlier this year, but the company removed it after backlash from Windows admins.
However, after updating the Edge browser in April, many were surprised to see a new 8KB Microsoft Copilot app added to the list of installed Windows programs on live production builds of Windows Server 2022. The same Edge updates also caused it to be deployed to home systems running Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 11 21H2 or later.
The company released a new Edge update on April 18, two days after acknowledging the issue, to prevent the app from installing on more Windows systems.
