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How to disable Cortana in Windows 10

  • Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to launch Task Manager Look for the Startup tab and click that Search through the list of apps and look for Cortana Right-click on Cortana and click disable

Disabling via startup apps

  • Click the start button or press the Windows key and type “startup apps” Click the startup apps system settings Find Cortana in the list of startup apps  Click disable

Disabling Cortana from app settings

  • Click on the start button or press the Windows key on your keyboard Navigate to “all apps”  Find Cortana on the list Right-click on Cortana and click “app settings” or “more settings” Look for the settings that says “runs at log-in” and turn it off

How to uninstall Cortana completely

  • Click on the start button or press the Windows key and type Powershell Right-click on Windows Power shell and click “run as administrator” Once it runs type Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 | Remove-AppxPackage Press enter