Re: Can anyone get Edge Copilot to work without logging in after July 2026?

On 08/08/2026 1:03 AM, Paul wrote:
> On Fri, 8/7/2026 11:30 PM, Maria Sophia wrote:
>> Interestingly, half way through the day today, the Copilot sidebar chat
>> STOPPED working if you didn't log into a Microsoft Account.
>>
>> Is it just me?
>>
>> Or do others find that today, the Copilot sidebar chat changed how it works
>> in that it won't do anything until you log into a Microsoft Account (which
>> I don't have).
>>
> 
> The Reliability Monitor here, is showing
> 
>      9NRZT3Q9R3DL-Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2
> 
> getting updated every couple of days, no signs the
> update is malfunctioning in any way, but it does
> seem a fetish. There can't be bugs in it so bad,
> they're fixing them at that rate.
> 
> The spacing of updates showing here, isn't as
> frequent as the rate of installation in my
> Reliability Monitor.
> 
>     https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-app/whats-new
> 
> Sometimes, other in-box Metro.Apps get updates and the
> update fails, and the update is retried later on and eventually
> it succeeds. This is not that kind of pattern.
> 
>    Paul
> 

While hiccups can and do occur, the op's issue cause/symptom is more 
likely from having previously tampered with Windows default and/or oobe 
settings or mis-configured Edge settings.

Fyi...on a Local account
  - No MSA sign-on in Windows, Edge, Mail(Outlook app, not Office) and 
also no MSA sign-on in related MSA required apps/programs(OneDrive).
  - Edge Sidebar chat is enabled, works fine and all without prompt for 
MSA logon....which is the expected and design intent norm.
  - no app updates(Edge or CoPilot) modify anything forcing the Copilot 
Sidebar sign-on


Additionally, even in a Windows MSA Logon account, signing out 
completely in Edge and Office, the Copilot Sidebar chat functions the 
same as the Local account(no MSA sign-on required for use).


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