Hate the Copilot key in Windows 11? It looks like Microsoft's bringing in the option to remap it to do nothing if you feel that's more useful

Date:
Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:27:36 +0000

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Think nothing is better than Copilot? Microsoft is going to let you prefer
the former over the latter in a very literal sense, with the ability to remap the Copilot key to do nothing.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A new option for the Copilot
key has been spotted in testing Windows 11 users are getting the ability to remap it to 'Do nothing' This comes on top of work already underway to redefine the key to Right Ctrl or the context menu Microsoft 's latest revolutionary idea for Windows 11 is to have a key on your keyboard which can be remapped to do absolutely nothing.

Windows Latest noticed the latest twist in the tale of the Copilot key, as highlighted by regular leaker PhantomOfEarth on X , who spotted the development hidden in a recent Windows 11 preview build. In the choices to customize the Copilot key which, by default, summons Windows 11's Copilot AI (of course) there's a new option to simply 'Do nothing'. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here:

Yes, that's correct you can change the key to simply be a pointless piece of plastic that does precisely zip. (Or at least you'll be able to in testing, when this ability comes into play, that is, although some Windows 11 testers have reportedly seen it live in preview already).

As you may have seen earlier this year, Microsoft is working on bringing
fresh options to the Copilot key that include customizing it to invoke the context (right-click) menu, and to turn it back into Right Ctrl (which was
the key that the Copilot button replaced on Copilot+ laptops and some keyboards). You may like Microsoft's finally letting you remap the Copilot
key to what it used to be Copilot ad shows how marketing can undermine the effort to fix Windows 11 Windows 11's Copilot app is going to help you 'understand your device' Analysis: do nothing, be happy (Image credit: rui vale sousa / Shutterstock) What's the point of a key that does nothing? Good question. Maybe it's the keyboard equivalent of a stress ball you can hammer on that key as much as you want when you're really annoyed, and it won't splurge a load of characters into the document you're working on as you exorcise your frustrated demons.

Okay, so maybe not, but perhaps the idea is that this is aimed at people who really hate the Copilot key, but haven't decided what they might want to
remap it to. So, they can go ahead and elect for the key to do nothing if
it's accidentally hit, while they figure out what they might want to redefine in its place. That's stretching things, admittedly, but it's the best guess I have. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

At any rate, it's a harmless enough option, although it feels inescapably odd to have a 'blank' key on your keyboard. How far we've fallen since the
Copilot key was first revealed and trumpeted by Microsoft as the biggest
thing to happen to keyboards in 30 years since the Windows key was
introduced. And indeed more recently, Microsoft promoted the Copilot key as the " button you can press to fix everything ", so there's some irony that it could soon (optionally) become the button you can press to fix 'nothing' in a very literal sense.

Don't forget that you don't have to wait for Microsoft's Copilot key
remapping functions to arrive in the release version of Windows 11. You can use the Keyboard Manager in PowerToys to do this instead, although it'll be far neater to have these options in Windows 11's settings, of course. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. The best laptops for all budgets
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