You can hide the Copilot AI assistant icon from the taskbar and free up more space by creating a Copilot desktop shortcut. This post from MiniTool tells you how to create the Copilot desktop shortcut on Windows 11 and how to add Copilot to the context menu.

Launched with the Windows 11 23H2 upgrade, Microsoft Copilot is an innovative artificial intelligence digital assistant designed to enhance user interaction and functionality within the operating system. You can create a desktop shortcut to access the new Copilot experience more quickly. This post introduces how to create the Copilot desktop shortcut on Windows 11.

How to Create the Copilot Desktop Shortcut on Windows 11?

How to create the Copilot desktop shortcut on Windows 11? The following are the detailed steps:

1. Right-click the empty area on your desktop and select New > Shortcut.

right-click desktop to choose Shortcut

2. Copy and paste the following URL in the location field and click Next.

microsoft-edge://?ux=copilot&tcp=1&source=taskbar​

copy and paste the URL to the filed

3. In the name field, type Copilot and click Finish. Then, the Copilot shortcut will appear on your desktop.

Personalize your Copilot icon on Windows 11:

To quickly identify the Copilot icon among other desktop shortcuts, you can further personalize it. To change the Copilot desktop shortcut icon, follow the below instructions:

1. Download a Copilot icon that you want from the browser and the icon format should be .ico.

2. Right-click the Copilot desktop shortcut. Select Show more options > Properties.

3. Under the Web Document tab, click the Change Icon… button.

click Change Icon...

4. Then, you can click Browse… to import the icon you have downloaded.

How to Add Copilot to the Context Menu on Windows 11?

How to add Copilot to the context menu on Windows 11? Here is how to do that.

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1. Type regedit.exe in the Search box to open Registry Editor.

2. Go to the following path:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell

3. Right-click the Shell folder, and select New > Key. Name the newly created key Copilot.

4. Now, right-click Copilotand select New > String Value. Name it MUIVerb.

name it MUIVerb

5. Right-click MUIVerb to choose Modify…. Then, enter Copilot in the Value data field and click OK.

6. Now, again right-click Copilot and select New > Key. Name the newly created key command.

7. Double-click command and open Default. In the Value data field, enter the following string and click OK.

rundll32.exe url.dll,FileProtocolHandler “microsoft-edge://?ux=copilot&tcp=1&source=taskbar”

paste the location

Final Words

Here is all the information about how to create the Copilot desktop shortcut on Windows 11. Besides, you can learn how to customize your Copilot icon and how to add Copilot to the context menu. I hope this post will be helpful to you.

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Having been an editor at MiniTool since graduating college as an English major, Daisy specializes in writing about data backups, disk cloning, and file syncing as well as general computer knowledge and issues. In her free time, Daisy enjoys running and going with friends to the amusement park.