Disable Cortana on Windows 10
2018-01-01
I spent about 1h trying to disable Cortana on windows 10.
Seems the best method is the following:
That's it. If you feel lonely and you want Cortana back, just change "-Value 1" in the Set-ItemProperty line.
Seems the best method is the following:
- Open PowerShell ISE as administrator. To do that, search "powershell_ise" in the search box of the start menu (should still be Cortana), and right click on the shown result, selecting "run as administrator".
- Enter this command in the shell to enable script execution: "Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted".
- Enter this script on the script tab, and save it as "disablecortana.ps1" somewhere.
$path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search"
IF(!(Test-Path -Path "$path")){
New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows" -Name "Windows Search"
}
Set-ItemProperty -Path "$path" -Name "AllowCortana" -Value 0
#Restart Explorer to change it immediately
Stop-Process -name explorer
explorer.exe
- Run the script clicking on the run icon above the script area.
That's it. If you feel lonely and you want Cortana back, just change "-Value 1" in the Set-ItemProperty line.