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how to turn off cortina i know it sounds dumb but i cant find it.

Anonymous
2018-04-21T06:04:08+00:00

sorry far the dumb maby i need to go to bed.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Cortana and search

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Vijay A. Verma 104.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2018-04-21T06:15:26+00:00

Unlike majority of the default Windows apps, Cortana can not be disabled through Powershell. Microsoft wants people to use Cortana.

If you want to completely turn off Cortana, then you will need to resort to a registry fix (Note - It is recommended that you create a backup of your registry before modifying so that if you commit some mistake, you will be able to restore - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/322756...)

Windows Key+R > Type regedit and Enter

Go to the key - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Policies > Microsoft > Windows

See if you have a directory named - Windows Search

If not, then right click on Windows folder > New Key > Give the name Windows Search

Click Windows Search > In the right-hand side pane, right-click in the empty area and choose New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Type AllowCortana > Enter

Double-click AllowCortana, and type in 0 under Value Data.

Reboot your computer

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-04-21T06:19:23+00:00

    A less invasive way to (nearly) turn off Cortana is to right click on the taskbar, and select Cortana, then chose Hidden.

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  2. Vijay A. Verma 104.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2018-04-21T06:15:57+00:00

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