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[Colif]

What I always wanted... stupid helper

Now to work out how to stop it helping.

I found this which shows two services it can't run without... it seems to manage fine without one, and I need the other for other services

Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps for home: your data and privacy - Microsoft Support

Learn about how Copilot, which provides AI-powered assistance in your Microsoft 365 apps, uses your data.

support.microsoft.com

 

[Brian Boru]

What I always wanted... stupid helper

Hey that's cool that they found such a compatible match for you!

Windows 10 one year extended support for $30

W10 goes obsolete 2025-10-14. Consumers can buy an extra year of updates for $30, per MS blog—down at the very end.

"ESU program for consumers will be a one-year option available for $30. Program enrollment will be available closer to the end of support in 2025."

 

[Colif]

That has existed as a choice for over a year now.

AI meant to be in Outlook but I haven't seen it in there yet. I only really see it at all in Word. I don't really use any of the other programs, besides excel.

 

[Brian Boru]

That has existed as a choice for over a year now

True, but price was unknown until now.

Excel 365

If you have a category column and want to enter one for a row, r-click in the cell and press K on KB.
This provides a pop-up of all previous entries in that column for you to select—no need to create a drop-down list.

Doesn't work if something in clipboard—stupidly, 'K' does double duty as a shortcut then —in that case, select from r-click menu near bottom.

 

[Colif]

Copliot half works on my PC now, it shows the prompts to use it to help create a document but it doesn't go any further as it wants to re enable that service I closed

Seems it only works in 4 of the programs currently

• Powerpoint
• teams
• Excel
• Word

Since I am doing two courses that both say I can't use AI, I am not in a rush to enable it again.
I have also advised both course providers as more people will get this going forward. And I wanted to cover my back, as they could use programs that detect AI and I can't fully turn it off without breaking other things I do use.