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No unfortunately I don't. I just reformatted my computer. Wiped everything.
No unfortunately I don't. I just reformatted my computer. Wiped everything.
For the future reference, SFC scan restores files back.
SFC Command - Run in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
Hello killerfurze, and welcome to Ten Forums. :)
Here you go.
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...dows-10-a.html
OR
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...dows-10-a.html
I followed these instructions on my PC and it worked fine. Trying to do it on my tablet, and when I try to rename the file. a message comes up saying I will need administrator's permission, so I click OK, and it keeps saying "try again". I have an Administrator's account, which worked fine on my PC, but for some reason the administrator's account on my tablet isn't good enough. Any ideas? Both computers use Windows 10 Pro, and I am getting Insider Previews on both.
Hello learhrpaws, :)
You'll need to take ownership of the file first.
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...dows-10-a.html
Hi
I disabled Cortana, and now use a shareware program called locate32 for searching. Way faster than windows search.
Locate32 is only running when you use it, not all the time like Cortana and the Microsoft search indexer and filter apps.
I will never return to Cortana with search indexer & filter. I now have lower memory use & a faster system without them
Kind Regards
MrPj2u
PS if you use shareware and it works you should consider registering and or paying for it
Removing Cortana this way - by simply deleting her file - isn't a good idea. Windows still thinks she's there, and i believe it's throwing errors behind the scenes as it tries continually to reopen her exe. In addition, it still leaves her entry in the Windows 10 start menu, but it replaces the word "Cortana" with some code from her registry entry, It also does the same in the app history tab of task manager. In Windows's eyes, she is damaged or corrupted, but still installed - which is why an SFC brings her back.
Thankfully, there actually *IS* a way to remove her cleanly and completely.
1. If you have already "removed" Cortana by deleting files, run SFC to bring her back.
2. Make sure her app and shows up and is named cortana. Try rebooting the PC if SFC didn't work instantly.
3. Go into Group policy (or the registry, for the home edition) and disable Cortana. I'd suggest disabling windows search and the searching services as well, since they won't work anyway.
4. Download and unzip the attached file "Uninstall Cortana". Run "Uninstall Cortana.cmd" AS AN ADMINISTRATOR.
5. After the command is done running, REBOOT THE COMPUTER. Because Cortana's file is running in the background, it takes a reboot to completely remove her.
Cortana should have vanished completely, without a trace. Even SFC will not bring her back again.
The other attachments do the same for the other so called "uninstallable" windows 10 apps. The ONLY app in Windows 10 that truly cannot be removed is the settings app.