diff --git a/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane.tsx b/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane.tsx
index f2cf73768..c8106eca7 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane.tsx
@@ -1099,15 +1099,15 @@ export const SettingsPane: FunctionComponent<{ explorer: Explorer }> = ({
                   <div className={styles.settingsSectionContainer}>
                     <div className={styles.settingsSectionDescription}>
                       This is a sample database and collection with synthetic product data you can use to explore using
-                      NoSQL queries and Query Advisor. This will appear as another database in the Data Explorer UI, and
-                      is created by, and maintained by Microsoft at no cost to you.
+                      NoSQL queries. This will appear as another database in the Data Explorer UI, and is created by,
+                      and maintained by Microsoft at no cost to you.
                     </div>
                     <Checkbox
                       styles={{
                         label: { padding: 0 },
                       }}
                       className="padding"
-                      ariaLabel="Enable sample db for Query Advisor"
+                      ariaLabel="Enable sample db for query exploration"
                       checked={copilotSampleDBEnabled}
                       onChange={handleSampleDatabaseChange}
                       label="Enable sample database"
diff --git a/src/Explorer/QueryCopilot/QueryCopilotTab.tsx b/src/Explorer/QueryCopilot/QueryCopilotTab.tsx
index 199cf7a8f..18934f989 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/QueryCopilot/QueryCopilotTab.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/QueryCopilot/QueryCopilotTab.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-console */
 import { Stack } from "@fluentui/react";
-import { QueryCopilotSampleContainerId, QueryCopilotSampleDatabaseId } from "Common/Constants";
 import { CommandButtonComponentProps } from "Explorer/Controls/CommandButton/CommandButtonComponent";
 import { EditorReact } from "Explorer/Controls/Editor/EditorReact";
 import { useCommandBar } from "Explorer/Menus/CommandBar/CommandBarComponentAdapter";
 import { SaveQueryPane } from "Explorer/Panes/SaveQueryPane/SaveQueryPane";
-import { QueryCopilotPromptbar } from "Explorer/QueryCopilot/QueryCopilotPromptbar";
 import { readCopilotToggleStatus, saveCopilotToggleStatus } from "Explorer/QueryCopilot/QueryCopilotUtilities";
 import { OnExecuteQueryClick } from "Explorer/QueryCopilot/Shared/QueryCopilotClient";
 import { QueryCopilotProps } from "Explorer/QueryCopilot/Shared/QueryCopilotInterfaces";
@@ -13,7 +11,6 @@ import { QueryCopilotResults } from "Explorer/QueryCopilot/Shared/QueryCopilotRe
 import { userContext } from "UserContext";
 import { QueryCopilotState, useQueryCopilot } from "hooks/useQueryCopilot";
 import { useSidePanel } from "hooks/useSidePanel";
-import { ReactTabKind, TabsState, useTabs } from "hooks/useTabs";
 import React, { useState } from "react";
 import SplitterLayout from "react-splitter-layout";
 import QueryCommandIcon from "../../../images/CopilotCommand.svg";
@@ -26,7 +23,8 @@ export const QueryCopilotTab: React.FC<QueryCopilotProps> = ({ explorer }: Query
   const [copilotActive, setCopilotActive] = useState<boolean>(() =>
     readCopilotToggleStatus(userContext.databaseAccount),
   );
-  const [tabActive, setTabActive] = useState<boolean>(true);
+  //TODO: Uncomment this useState when query copilot is reinstated in DE
+  // const [tabActive, setTabActive] = useState<boolean>(true);
 
   const getCommandbarButtons = (): CommandButtonComponentProps[] => {
     const executeQueryBtnLabel = selectedQuery ? "Execute Selection" : "Execute Query";
@@ -70,17 +68,18 @@ export const QueryCopilotTab: React.FC<QueryCopilotProps> = ({ explorer }: Query
     useCommandBar.getState().setContextButtons(getCommandbarButtons());
   }, [query, selectedQuery, copilotActive]);
 
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    return () => {
-      useTabs.subscribe((state: TabsState) => {
-        if (state.activeReactTab === ReactTabKind.QueryCopilot) {
-          setTabActive(true);
-        } else {
-          setTabActive(false);
-        }
-      });
-    };
-  }, []);
+  //TODO: Uncomment this effect when query copilot is reinstated in DE
+  // React.useEffect(() => {
+  //   return () => {
+  //     useTabs.subscribe((state: TabsState) => {
+  //       if (state.activeReactTab === ReactTabKind.QueryCopilot) {
+  //         setTabActive(true);
+  //       } else {
+  //         setTabActive(false);
+  //       }
+  //     });
+  //   };
+  // }, []);
 
   const toggleCopilot = (toggle: boolean) => {
     setCopilotActive(toggle);
@@ -90,6 +89,7 @@ export const QueryCopilotTab: React.FC<QueryCopilotProps> = ({ explorer }: Query
   return (
     <Stack className="tab-pane" style={{ width: "100%" }}>
       <div style={isGeneratingQuery ? { height: "100%" } : { overflowY: "auto", height: "100%" }}>
+        {/*TODO: Uncomment this section when query copilot is reinstated in DE
         {tabActive && copilotActive && (
           <QueryCopilotPromptbar
             explorer={explorer}
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export const QueryCopilotTab: React.FC<QueryCopilotProps> = ({ explorer }: Query
             databaseId={QueryCopilotSampleDatabaseId}
             containerId={QueryCopilotSampleContainerId}
           ></QueryCopilotPromptbar>
-        )}
+        )} */}
         <Stack className="tabPaneContentContainer">
           <SplitterLayout percentage={true} vertical={true} primaryIndex={0} primaryMinSize={30} secondaryMinSize={70}>
             <EditorReact
diff --git a/src/Explorer/SplashScreen/SplashScreen.tsx b/src/Explorer/SplashScreen/SplashScreen.tsx
index c0ac6d46c..cfa87db32 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/SplashScreen/SplashScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/SplashScreen/SplashScreen.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { ReactTabKind, useTabs } from "hooks/useTabs";
 import * as React from "react";
 import ConnectIcon from "../../../images/Connect_color.svg";
 import ContainersIcon from "../../../images/Containers.svg";
+import CosmosDBIcon from "../../../images/CosmosDB-logo.svg";
 import LinkIcon from "../../../images/Link_blue.svg";
 import PowerShellIcon from "../../../images/PowerShell.svg";
 import CopilotIcon from "../../../images/QueryCopilotNewLogo.svg";
@@ -120,11 +121,7 @@ export class SplashScreen extends React.Component<SplashScreenProps> {
   };
 
   private getSplashScreenButtons = (): JSX.Element => {
-    if (
-      userContext.apiType === "SQL" &&
-      useQueryCopilot.getState().copilotEnabled &&
-      useDatabases.getState().sampleDataResourceTokenCollection
-    ) {
+    if (userContext.apiType === "SQL") {
       return (
         <Stack
           className="splashStackContainer"
@@ -152,25 +149,18 @@ export class SplashScreen extends React.Component<SplashScreenProps> {
             />
           </Stack>
           <Stack className="splashStackRow" horizontal>
-            {useQueryCopilot.getState().copilotEnabled && (
-              <SplashScreenButton
-                imgSrc={CopilotIcon}
-                title={"Query faster with Query Advisor"}
-                description={
-                  "Query Advisor is your AI buddy that helps you write Azure Cosmos DB queries like a pro. Try it using our sample data set now!"
-                }
-                onClick={() => {
-                  const copilotVersion = userContext.features.copilotVersion;
-                  if (copilotVersion === "v1.0") {
-                    useTabs.getState().openAndActivateReactTab(ReactTabKind.QueryCopilot);
-                  } else if (copilotVersion === "v2.0") {
-                    const sampleCollection = useDatabases.getState().sampleDataResourceTokenCollection;
-                    sampleCollection.onNewQueryClick(sampleCollection, undefined);
-                  }
-                  traceOpen(Action.OpenQueryCopilotFromSplashScreen, { apiType: userContext.apiType });
-                }}
-              />
-            )}
+            <SplashScreenButton
+              imgSrc={CosmosDBIcon}
+              imgSize={35}
+              title={"Azure Cosmos DB Samples Gallery"}
+              description={
+                "Discover samples that showcase scalable, intelligent app patterns. Try one now to see how fast you can go from concept to code with Cosmos DB"
+              }
+              onClick={() => {
+                window.open("https://azurecosmosdb.github.io/gallery/?tags=example", "_blank");
+                traceOpen(Action.LearningResourcesClicked, { apiType: userContext.apiType });
+              }}
+            />
             <SplashScreenButton
               imgSrc={ConnectIcon}
               title={"Connect"}
@@ -212,6 +202,7 @@ export class SplashScreen extends React.Component<SplashScreenProps> {
               sample data, query.
             </TeachingBubble>
           )}
+        {/*TODO: convert below to use SplashScreenButton */}
         {mainItems.map((item) => (
           <Stack
             id={`mainButton-${item.id}`}
@@ -477,6 +468,34 @@ export class SplashScreen extends React.Component<SplashScreenProps> {
     };
   }
 
+  //TODO: Re-enable lint rule when query copilot is reinstated in DE
+  /* eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars */
+  private getQueryCopilotCard = (): JSX.Element => {
+    return (
+      <>
+        {useQueryCopilot.getState().copilotEnabled && (
+          <SplashScreenButton
+            imgSrc={CopilotIcon}
+            title={"Query faster with Query Advisor"}
+            description={
+              "Query Advisor is your AI buddy that helps you write Azure Cosmos DB queries like a pro. Try it using our sample data set now!"
+            }
+            onClick={() => {
+              const copilotVersion = userContext.features.copilotVersion;
+              if (copilotVersion === "v1.0") {
+                useTabs.getState().openAndActivateReactTab(ReactTabKind.QueryCopilot);
+              } else if (copilotVersion === "v2.0") {
+                const sampleCollection = useDatabases.getState().sampleDataResourceTokenCollection;
+                sampleCollection.onNewQueryClick(sampleCollection, undefined);
+              }
+              traceOpen(Action.OpenQueryCopilotFromSplashScreen, { apiType: userContext.apiType });
+            }}
+          />
+        )}
+      </>
+    );
+  };
+
   private decorateOpenCollectionActivity({ databaseId, collectionId }: MostRecentActivity.OpenCollectionItem) {
     return {
       iconSrc: CollectionIcon,
diff --git a/src/Explorer/SplashScreen/SplashScreenButton.tsx b/src/Explorer/SplashScreen/SplashScreenButton.tsx
index 24eddb65b..55004f670 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/SplashScreen/SplashScreenButton.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/SplashScreen/SplashScreenButton.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ interface SplashScreenButtonProps {
   title: string;
   description: string;
   onClick: () => void;
+  imgSize?: number;
 }
 
 export const SplashScreenButton: React.FC<SplashScreenButtonProps> = ({
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export const SplashScreenButton: React.FC<SplashScreenButtonProps> = ({
   title,
   description,
   onClick,
+  imgSize,
 }: SplashScreenButtonProps): JSX.Element => {
   return (
     <Stack
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ export const SplashScreenButton: React.FC<SplashScreenButtonProps> = ({
       role="button"
     >
       <div>
-        <img src={imgSrc} alt={title} aria-hidden="true" />
+        <img src={imgSrc} alt={title} aria-hidden="true" {...(imgSize ? { height: imgSize, width: imgSize } : {})} />
       </div>
       <Stack style={{ marginLeft: 16 }}>
         <Text style={{ fontSize: 18, fontWeight: 600 }}>{title}</Text>
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tabs/QueryTab/QueryTabComponent.test.tsx b/src/Explorer/Tabs/QueryTab/QueryTabComponent.test.tsx
index 3a81f76ab..bc2e2f213 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tabs/QueryTab/QueryTabComponent.test.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tabs/QueryTab/QueryTabComponent.test.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,6 @@ describe("QueryTabComponent", () => {
         <QueryTabCopilotComponent {...propsMock} />
       </CopilotProvider>,
     );
-    expect(container.find(QueryCopilotPromptbar).exists()).toBe(true);
+    expect(container.find(QueryCopilotPromptbar).exists()).toBe(false);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tabs/QueryTab/QueryTabComponent.tsx b/src/Explorer/Tabs/QueryTab/QueryTabComponent.tsx
index c55923486..06a0ddbf3 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tabs/QueryTab/QueryTabComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tabs/QueryTab/QueryTabComponent.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { useDialog } from "Explorer/Controls/Dialog";
 import { monaco } from "Explorer/LazyMonaco";
 import { QueryCopilotFeedbackModal } from "Explorer/QueryCopilot/Modal/QueryCopilotFeedbackModal";
 import { useCopilotStore } from "Explorer/QueryCopilot/QueryCopilotContext";
-import { QueryCopilotPromptbar } from "Explorer/QueryCopilot/QueryCopilotPromptbar";
 import { readCopilotToggleStatus, saveCopilotToggleStatus } from "Explorer/QueryCopilot/QueryCopilotUtilities";
 import { OnExecuteQueryClick, QueryDocumentsPerPage } from "Explorer/QueryCopilot/Shared/QueryCopilotClient";
 import { QueryCopilotSidebar } from "Explorer/QueryCopilot/V2/Sidebar/QueryCopilotSidebar";
@@ -28,8 +27,9 @@ import { TabsState, useTabs } from "hooks/useTabs";
 import React, { Fragment, createRef } from "react";
 import "react-splitter-layout/lib/index.css";
 import { format } from "react-string-format";
-import QueryCommandIcon from "../../../../images/CopilotCommand.svg";
-import LaunchCopilot from "../../../../images/CopilotTabIcon.svg";
+//TODO: Uncomment next two lines when query copilot is reinstated in DE
+// import QueryCommandIcon from "../../../../images/CopilotCommand.svg";
+// import LaunchCopilot from "../../../../images/CopilotTabIcon.svg";
 import DownloadQueryIcon from "../../../../images/DownloadQuery.svg";
 import CancelQueryIcon from "../../../../images/Entity_cancel.svg";
 import ExecuteQueryIcon from "../../../../images/ExecuteQuery.svg";
@@ -494,53 +494,55 @@ class QueryTabComponentImpl extends React.Component<QueryTabComponentImplProps,
       });
     }
 
-    if (this.launchCopilotButton.visible && this.isCopilotTabActive) {
-      const mainButtonLabel = "Launch Copilot";
-      const chatPaneLabel = "Open Copilot in chat pane (ALT+C)";
-      const copilotSettingLabel = "Copilot settings";
+    //TODO: Uncomment next section when query copilot is reinstated in DE
+    // if (this.launchCopilotButton.visible && this.isCopilotTabActive) {
+    //   const mainButtonLabel = "Launch Copilot";
+    //   const chatPaneLabel = "Open Copilot in chat pane (ALT+C)";
+    //   const copilotSettingLabel = "Copilot settings";
 
-      const openCopilotChatButton: CommandButtonComponentProps = {
-        iconAlt: chatPaneLabel,
-        onCommandClick: this.launchQueryCopilotChat,
-        commandButtonLabel: chatPaneLabel,
-        ariaLabel: chatPaneLabel,
-        hasPopup: false,
-      };
+    //   const openCopilotChatButton: CommandButtonComponentProps = {
+    //     iconAlt: chatPaneLabel,
+    //     onCommandClick: this.launchQueryCopilotChat,
+    //     commandButtonLabel: chatPaneLabel,
+    //     ariaLabel: chatPaneLabel,
+    //     hasPopup: false,
+    //   };
 
-      const copilotSettingsButton: CommandButtonComponentProps = {
-        iconAlt: copilotSettingLabel,
-        onCommandClick: () => undefined,
-        commandButtonLabel: copilotSettingLabel,
-        ariaLabel: copilotSettingLabel,
-        hasPopup: false,
-      };
+    //   const copilotSettingsButton: CommandButtonComponentProps = {
+    //     iconAlt: copilotSettingLabel,
+    //     onCommandClick: () => undefined,
+    //     commandButtonLabel: copilotSettingLabel,
+    //     ariaLabel: copilotSettingLabel,
+    //     hasPopup: false,
+    //   };
 
-      const launchCopilotButton: CommandButtonComponentProps = {
-        iconSrc: LaunchCopilot,
-        iconAlt: mainButtonLabel,
-        onCommandClick: this.launchQueryCopilotChat,
-        commandButtonLabel: mainButtonLabel,
-        ariaLabel: mainButtonLabel,
-        hasPopup: false,
-        children: [openCopilotChatButton, copilotSettingsButton],
-      };
-      buttons.push(launchCopilotButton);
-    }
+    //   const launchCopilotButton: CommandButtonComponentProps = {
+    //     iconSrc: LaunchCopilot,
+    //     iconAlt: mainButtonLabel,
+    //     onCommandClick: this.launchQueryCopilotChat,
+    //     commandButtonLabel: mainButtonLabel,
+    //     ariaLabel: mainButtonLabel,
+    //     hasPopup: false,
+    //     children: [openCopilotChatButton, copilotSettingsButton],
+    //   };
+    //   buttons.push(launchCopilotButton);
+    // }
 
-    if (this.props.copilotEnabled) {
-      const toggleCopilotButton: CommandButtonComponentProps = {
-        iconSrc: QueryCommandIcon,
-        iconAlt: "Query Advisor",
-        keyboardAction: KeyboardAction.TOGGLE_COPILOT,
-        onCommandClick: () => {
-          this._toggleCopilot(!this.state.copilotActive);
-        },
-        commandButtonLabel: this.state.copilotActive ? "Disable Query Advisor" : "Enable Query Advisor",
-        ariaLabel: this.state.copilotActive ? "Disable Query Advisor" : "Enable Query Advisor",
-        hasPopup: false,
-      };
-      buttons.push(toggleCopilotButton);
-    }
+    //TODO: Uncomment next section when query copilot is reinstated in DE
+    // if (this.props.copilotEnabled) {
+    //   const toggleCopilotButton: CommandButtonComponentProps = {
+    //     iconSrc: QueryCommandIcon,
+    //     iconAlt: "Query Advisor",
+    //     keyboardAction: KeyboardAction.TOGGLE_COPILOT,
+    //     onCommandClick: () => {
+    //       this._toggleCopilot(!this.state.copilotActive);
+    //     },
+    //     commandButtonLabel: this.state.copilotActive ? "Disable Query Advisor" : "Enable Query Advisor",
+    //     ariaLabel: this.state.copilotActive ? "Disable Query Advisor" : "Enable Query Advisor",
+    //     hasPopup: false,
+    //   };
+    //   buttons.push(toggleCopilotButton);
+    // }
 
     if (!this.props.isPreferredApiMongoDB && this.state.isExecuting) {
       const label = "Cancel query";
@@ -725,6 +727,7 @@ class QueryTabComponentImpl extends React.Component<QueryTabComponentImplProps,
     return (
       <Fragment>
         <CosmosFluentProvider id={this.props.tabId} className={this.props.styles.queryTab} role="tabpanel">
+          {/*TODO: Uncomment this section when query copilot is reinstated in DE
           {this.props.copilotEnabled && this.state.currentTabActive && this.state.copilotActive && (
             <QueryCopilotPromptbar
               explorer={this.props.collection.container}
@@ -732,7 +735,7 @@ class QueryTabComponentImpl extends React.Component<QueryTabComponentImplProps,
               databaseId={this.props.collection.databaseId}
               containerId={this.props.collection.id()}
             ></QueryCopilotPromptbar>
-          )}
+          )} */}
           {/* Set 'key' to the value of vertical to force re-rendering when vertical changes, to work around https://github.com/johnwalley/allotment/issues/457 */}
           <Allotment
             key={vertical.toString()}