Last month, one of the preview versions of Windows 11 introduced a much-needed change for customers with devices with a physical Copilot key: the ability to remap the key to a different program. However, if you recently updated to the latest beta version and cannot find the announced feature, it is because Microsoft has removed the feature. Temporarily.

Microsoft recently updated the release notes for build 22635.4291 and confirmed that the Copilot key remapping feature is now gone. The reason is simple: errors. Fortunately, it’s not gone forever, and Microsoft plans to reintroduce it in a future update. Here’s what Microsoft says in the updated changelog for build 22635.4291:

[ДОДАНО] To fix some issues and improve performance, we temporarily disabled the ability to configure the Copilot switch, which began rolling out in build 22635.4225. We plan to return it soon.

Once the Copilot key remapping is restored, you should be able to open any signed and packaged MSIX application. The function will be available on: Settings > Personalization > Text input > Configure the Copilot key on the keyboard. By default it will be mapped to Copilot until the user changes it.

Note that this setting is only for devices with a physical Copilot switch, such as the latest Copilot+ computers like the Surface Laptop 7. On computers without a Copilot switch, changing the setting does nothing.

In addition to bringing back the Copilot key remapping feature in its original form from build 22635.4225, Microsoft plans to make “further improvements to this experience.” It is not yet known what kind of improvements customers can expect. It would be nice to be able to run any application, not just the bundled MSIX, but Microsoft says the limitation is to make sure the applications displayed “meet security and privacy requirements to keep customers safe.”