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V-268317

CAT II (Medium)

Copilot must be disabled for Windows 11.

Rule ID

SV-268317r1260009_rule

STIG

Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R11

CCIs

CCI-000382

Discussion

Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capability will prevent potentially sensitive information from being sent outside the enterprise and uncontrolled updates to the system.

Check Content

Run the following PowerShell command as an administrator:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*Copilot*" }

If Microsoft.Copilot displays, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Open PowerShell as an administrator. Run the following commands:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *CoPilot* | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -Name "Microsoft.Windows.Ai.Copilot.Provider" | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers

Get-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like "*Copilot*"} | Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online

Note: Major Windows feature updates may reprovision default AppX packages. Running the PowerShell commands in a script as a post-update task or deploying it via a startup script is highly recommended for persistent environments.