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

On 08/08/2026 2:56 PM, Paul wrote:
> On Sat, 8/8/2026 12:29 PM, ....winston wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> 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
>>
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>> 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).
> 
> For a Metro.App, is there ever a situation where an MSA prompt
> appears before the application agrees to start ?

Yes and No.
  The most common Windows Microsoft included apps do not require a MSA 
sign-on for use(e.g. Outlook mail app[fka Mail], Photos, Music, Maps).

If one desires sync(settings, messages or files across devices) or 
integration with cloud features like Outlook.com/OneDrive an MSA is 
necessary.  The OneDrive folder(2 way sync) in File Explorer requires an 
MSA.



> 
> I presume in all these cases, the Metro.App was determined by licensing,
> to be allowed to install. And the behavior is a request by the Metro.App
> itself later (now running and allowed to run), for the MSA, giving access
> to something perhaps. Like something stored in the Cloud is being accessed.

The term Metro.app no longer applies. The term was only Windows 8.0 
unique.  Included apps for 8.1 was Modern apps, 10.x and later was 
termed Store or Windows apps to represent/describe UWP(Universal Windows 
Platform) apps...up until 2021.  In 2021, development under the UWP 
naming ceased - since then in Win10/11, anything formerly UWP or 
newer[included desktop] are just 'Apps'.

> 
> All the context the CoPilot program could need, could be stored
> on the local disk, with the exception if the model of usage allowed
> moving to any computer and continuing the session. Is there a kind
> of global setting which says "we don't need to synchronize our sessions
> across computers" ? At one time, there was the concept of passing
> work between computers and their interfaces.

CoPilot Sidebar is not entirely the same as CoPilot(Windows) or CoPilot 
on the web.

Sidebar is browser primarily intended but not specific to work with the 
open web page.
Windows Copilot is intended for use across the device(tasks, files, 
settings, apps)
Web version is stand-alone no integration with browser or OS.

For the most part, trying to over-analyze it since it's subject to 
change is futile.
  i.e use it or ignore it!!!

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>     Paul
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