Taskbar/Cortana search window...  

roy111 said:

Maybe I don't have the N version, how do I check?

The easiest way for me is to look in the "Control Panel":



There's probably a command to display the same...

In retrospect, being able to use the "HKEY_USERS" registry hive for disabling Cortana makes sense. The Media Feature Pack for N Editions is an add on for Windows and as such, it is treated as a program and not as part of the OS. And just like in any other programs, the end user can control the settings. The "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" registry hive changes have no impact to the feature pack (app) settings.

Just for the Windows Pro "N" version, find your SID via command line:

Code:

wmic useraccount get name,sid

Add the following registry settings to your SID:

Code:

Computer\HKEY_USERS\"My SID*"\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search]

„BingSearchEnabled“=dword:00000000

„AllowSearchToUseLocation“=dword:00000000
„CortanaConsent“=dword:00000000
"My SID" = the actual logged on SID

The width of the search window still bothersome:



Now, if I could just restore the search window with to the 1803, I'd be all set...

I don't have the home edition of W10, but would be curious to know, if the "HKEY_USERS" registry hive changes would work there as well.....

Cr00zng said:

The easiest way for me is to look in the "Control Panel":



There's probably a command to display the same...

I do not have N indeed