Summary
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Microsoft’s Copilot key replaced Right Ctrl/Context Menu and broke the keyboard on some computers.
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Microsoft admits that the Copilot button hurts assistive technology and shortcuts.
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A future Windows 11 update will allow you to change the Copilot key to Right Ctrl or Context Menu.
We saw an update to the Windows keyboard for the first time in years when Microsoft put everything together in Copilot. The update took the Right Ctrl key and turned it into a Copilot key. So you always have easy access to Microsoft’s AI assistant; just press the Kopilot button and it will open.
Fast forward to today, and Microsoft is suffering from massive AI. Around the end of 2025, there was a wake-up call that maybe people didn’t want Microsoft to sacrifice the quality of Windows 11 in the name of AI. In response, the company launched Windows K2, an internal initiative to bring back redundant Copilot integrations while addressing some of Windows 11’s biggest issues. Now, Microsoft has finally announced that it has given us the ability to revert the Copilot button to its old function.
Microsoft admits that the Copilot switch was disrupting people’s workflows
This will allow you to get the Right Ctrl key back in a future update
As seen Windows CenterMicrosoft has published new documents on its website called “”.Understand updates to the Kopilot button on Windows devices.” In it, the company explains how the Copilot key was created, the problems it faced, and what Microsoft is doing to fix it.
As you know, changing the keyboard staple to just the Kopilot key has its own problems:
Starting in 2024, hardware manufacturers have released new Windows 11 devices that include a special Copilot key that provides quick access to Copilot experiences in Windows. This Copilot sometimes replaces the key Right Ctrl key or Context menu button on selected devices.
Trusted customers Right Ctrl key or Context menu keyboard shortcuts or a button for assistive technologies (such as screen readers) experienced some difficulties in workflows when using these devices.
To remedy this, Microsoft said it will release a Windows 11 update “later this year.” The update will add a new setting Parameters > Bluetooth and devices > Keyboard A screen that will allow you to change the copilot button to the Context Menu button or the Right Ctrl button. Microsoft isn’t saying when the update will arrive, but I’m sure anyone whose workflow was disrupted by the addition of the Copilot key will be eagerly awaiting its release.
