United Kingdom, May 22 -- Microsoft will let Office users disable the new floating Copilot button.

The company's partner group product manager Katie Kivett has confirmed that while there has been signs of "increased engagement" with the AI platform due to deeper integration with Word, Excel and PowerPoint in recent weeks, "some adjustments" will be made after complaints from users about the button feeling intrusive.

In a blog post, Katie said: "While we are seeing increased engagement with Copilot in Office apps with this update, we are also hearing the need for more control over how Copilot appears.

"While one of our goals is to evolve Copilot to be more adaptive and flexible over time, we are making some adjustments in the short term...