After Microsoft unintentionally removed Copilot from some Windows 11 devices, it is now returning. Microsoft claimed that impacted devices “are being returned to their original state” in an update to its support website, ending what some might have thought was a momentary break from the AI assistant.
An issue that caused the March 2025 Windows cumulative updates to inadvertently remove the AI-powered Copilot digital assistant from some Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs has been patched by Microsoft.
Microsoft announced on Monday that it was aware of an issue that, after its March 11th update, removed Copilot and unpinned it from the taskbar. Microsoft recommended uninstalling Copilot from the Microsoft Store and manually pinning it to the taskbar while it worked on a solution.
Earlier this month, Microsoft started releasing Copilot as a native Windows software, which included a more streamlined user interface and the option to initiate an audio conversation with Copilot by pressing the Alt + Spacebar buttons.
Additionally, Microsoft is aware of an issue that prevents users from downloading Roblox from the Microsoft Store on Arm-powered devices. It states that customers can download the game straight from Roblox.com while Roblox works on a solution.
Days after the Patch Tuesday cumulative updates for this month were published, Redmond alerted users to the flaw, stating that it affects all users who install the KB5053598 (Windows 24H2) and KB5053606 (Windows 10 22H2) patches that were released last week.
“We are aware that certain devices are experiencing a problem with the Microsoft Copilot app. The business clarified in revised support docs that the software was inadvertently deleted and unpinned from the taskbar. “This issue has not been observed with the Microsoft 365 Copilot app.”
The flaw has been resolved, according to Microsoft’s latest advisory, and “the affected devices are being returned to their original state.”
Reinstalling the application from the Microsoft Store and manually adding it back to the taskbar is recommended for those who don’t want to wait for the modifications to be undone.
Redmond has not yet acknowledged this known issue on its Windows release health dashboard, where it typically alerts users to persistent issues impacting supported Windows versions, or provides an explanation for why Copilot was automatically deleted.
Since its debut in September 2023, Copilot has been activated by default on Windows 11 devices. Microsoft also started distributing the AI assistant to qualified non-managed Windows 10 22H2 PCs in November 2023.
A Copilot program that had been “incorrectly” introduced to Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs in April by glitchy Microsoft Edge upgrades had to be removed by Microsoft in June 2024.
The firm explained at the time that the inadvertently installed Copilot program was simply intended to get select devices ready for future Copilot activation; it did not gather or send any data to Microsoft servers.
After receiving a lot of criticism from Windows administrators, Microsoft deleted Copilot from various Windows Server 2025 preview releases that had included it months earlier.
Microsoft recently unveiled a press-to-talk feature that allows users to communicate with Copilot by speaking while holding down the Alt + Spacebar keyboard shortcut, and they began distributing a new native Copilot software to Windows Insiders through the Microsoft Store.
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