How To Disable Cortana Permanently in Windows 11 [Tutorial]
123How To Disable Cortana Permanently in Windows 11 [Tutorial]
This tutorial explains how to temporarily and permanently disable Cortana in Windows 11. Additional information covers how to prevent Cortana from recording and storing your search habits and history.
Microsoft doesn’t want you to disable Cortana. You used to be able to turn off Cortana in Windows 11, but Microsoft removed that easy toggle switch in the Anniversary Update. But you can still disable Cortana via a registry modification or group policy setting. This transforms the Cortana box into a “Search Windows” tool for local application and file searches.
Cortana has become increasingly restrictive since Windows 11’s release. It was previously updated to ignore your default web browser. Cortana now always launches the Microsoft Edge browser and only uses Bing when you search. If that sounds like something you wouldn’t want to use, here’s how to turn it off.
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Perhaps one of the biggest features in Windows 11 is the arrival of Cortana, Microsoft's answer to Apple's Siri and Google Now. Cortana is the "world's first" digital assistant capable of helping users on many tasks. The more it learns about you, the more it understands you and it'll be able to assist you more efficiently.
Cortana in Windows 11 never really lived up to its legendary name. Even away from the desktop, gradually Cortana has been killed off, with mobile access and the Invoke smart speaker consigned to the tech scrap heap.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 11 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.