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Stuck in Discover-mode

Jerrel Elegan 0 Reputation points
2026-03-07T01:06:20.4033333+00:00 
Hello,

I need my account removed from the Discover-mode routing. This is a server-side flag that is forcing the old Discover sidebar and blocking the upload button across all devices and browsers. This is not a local issue, not a cache issue, and not a device issue. It is an account-level assignment.

Please escalate this to the team that manages Copilot/Edge routing flags and remove my account from the Discover-mode cohort. I need confirmation once the flag is cleared.

Thankyou
Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11
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  1. Q&A Assist
    2026-03-07T01:06:31.02+00:00
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    Discover/Copilot routing flags and cohorts in Microsoft Edge are not configurable or removable per individual account by end users or community support. When Copilot Mode or Discover-related experiments are enabled for an account or tenant, they are controlled by Microsoft’s service-side configuration and by Edge policies set by administrators.

    For managed (work/school) environments, the effective behavior of the sidebar and Copilot/Discover experience is governed by Edge policies such as:

    • CopilotMode (controls the Copilot Mode new tab experience)
    • DiscoverPageContextEnabled (controls Discover access to page contents for AAD profiles)

    To verify and adjust configuration on a managed device:

    1. Sign in to Edge with the affected account.
    2. Navigate to edge://policy and select Reload Policies to ensure the latest configuration is applied.
    3. Confirm whether CopilotMode is present and its value. If CopilotMode is TRUE, Copilot Mode is enabled for that profile.
    4. For Discover page context, check the DiscoverPageContextEnabled policy:
      • On Windows, this corresponds to the registry value HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\DiscoverPageContextEnabled (REG_DWORD). A value of 1 indicates enabled.
      • In Group Policy, the setting is Administrative Templates → Microsoft Edge → Enable Discover access to page contents for AAD profiles (obsolete).

    If the account is part of an organizational tenant, only the organization’s IT/admin team can change or override these policies or request changes to tenant-level Copilot/Discover routing. The appropriate next steps are:

    1. Contact the organization’s IT/Edge administrator and provide:
      • A description of the Discover-mode behavior (legacy Discover sidebar, blocked upload button).
      • Confirmation that the issue reproduces across devices and browsers when signed in with the same account.
      • A screenshot or export of edge://policy showing CopilotMode and DiscoverPageContextEnabled values.
    2. Ask the admin to:
      • Review and, if needed, disable or adjust the CopilotMode and DiscoverPageContextEnabled policies via Group Policy, Intune, or other management tools.
      • If the behavior persists after policy changes propagate (allow up to 90 minutes, or reload via edge://policy and restart Edge), open a support case with Microsoft using their admin/support channels so the Copilot/Edge service team can review tenant-level routing flags.

    For non-managed consumer accounts, there is no documented mechanism to remove a single account from a Discover/Copilot cohort. In that case, the only escalation path is through official Microsoft support, which can be initiated from the generic support entry points for Microsoft products.

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