Your data · Microsoft
Does Copilot have a private chat mode?
thecontinuitylayer.com/your-data/copilot/private-modeWhether Copilot offers a chat that is not saved and not used for training, and what it still keeps.
No
Docs grade · A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training
3 November 2026
Checked on Microsoft's pages
Read from published docs, not a test we ran
Report a change →Microsoft's pages don't say so.
Microsoft's privacy controls page describes memory, chat history and ad controls but does not mention any temporary, private or incognito chat mode.
Microsoft's own pageChecked 3 November 2026
https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Privacy/microsoft-copilot/privacy-controlsThe test: A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training
Look for a temporary, incognito or private chat mode.
- ✓ Yes
- A documented mode where the chat is not kept in history and not used for training.
- ½ Partly
- A mode exists but is still used for training, or still kept for a period, or the only way is to turn history off.
- ✕ No
- No such mode described.
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