Disabled Windows Search service... Cortana still running?

No mater what I did ..It's still there running in the back ground ..

I tried many things in vain too. It's Microsoft malware . Best I could do is disable search indexing.

Edwin said:

Surprising how many users want to 'kill off' Cortana! She's a nice girl once you get to know her!

Seriously though, I've posted a rather reckless and un-researched method to disable the entire Search UI including the background process, so you try it at your own risk!

(I'll find the link in a minute)

Can't find the link but basically, get Task Manager/Details/SearchUI.exe and "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchUI.exe" beside each other.
Right click the SearchUI.exe in Task Manager and End Task, then you've got about 2 seconds to right click and delete the SearchUI.exe in "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchUI.exe"

Don't empty the Recycle Bin so you can Restore it if something goes terribly wrong!

Speaking of something going terribly wrong, I took ownership of the directory, deleted it, and completely broke my entire Search function, haha.

Has anybody tried this and gotten it to work on killing Cortana, though?

Drachen said:

Speaking of something going terribly wrong, I took ownership of the directory, deleted it, and completely broke my entire Search function, haha.

Has anybody tried this and gotten it to work on killing Cortana, though?

I think I mentioned it would kill the search function somewhere!

You could then use the old search (rundll) function:
"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Search.lnk"

Edwin said:

I think I mentioned it would kill the search function somewhere!

You could then use the old search (rundll) function:
"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Search.lnk"

My bad! I thought you meant just the Cortana Search UI.

I'm too used to Windows 7 searching to give it up. You win this round, Microsoft.

Edwin said:

I think I mentioned it would kill the search function somewhere!

You could then use the old search (rundll) function:
"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Search.lnk"

how to keep permanently the Search.Ink on taksbar ? after im reboot my laptop search icon dissapear on taskbar.

You Can Delete these files running in safe mode from C/windows/SystemApps/Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy

Regards