TURN OFF CORTANA IN WINDOWS 10



TURN OFF CORTANA IN WINDOWS 10 Home

1. Open the Registry Editor by pressing Windows+R on your keyboard, typing “regedit” into the box, and pressing Enter.

2. Navigate to the following key in the left sidebar: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search

3. If you don’t see a “Windows Search” key (folder) below the Windows folder, right-click the Windows folder and select New > Key. Name it “Windows Search”.

4. Right-click the “Windows Search” key (folder) in the left pane and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value

5. Name the value “AllowCortana”. Double-click it and set the value to “0”

6. You can now close the registry editor. You’ll have to sign out and sign back in or restart your computer before the change takes effect

7. To undo your change and restore Cortana in the future, you can just return here, locate the “AllowCortana” value, and delete it or set it to “1”.

Pro and Enterprise Users: Disable Cortana via Group Policy

If you’re using Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise, the easiest way to disable Cortana is by using the Local Group Policy Editor.

You should also make a System Restore point before continuing.

1. First, launch the group policy editor by pressing Windows + R, typing “gpedit.msc” into the box, and pressing Enter.

2. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Search.

3. Locate the “Allow Cortana” setting in the right pane and double-click it.

4. Set the Allow Cortana option to “Disabled” and then click “OK”.

5. You can now close the group policy editor. You’ll have to sign out and sign back in–or restart your PC–for this change to take effect.

To re-enable Cortana, return here, double-click the “Enable Cortana” setting, and change it to “Not Configured” or “Enabled”.

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