How I disable Windows Cortana?

Edwin said:

Oh, it works alright! It works too good!
@camelia
Read carefully at the link dalchina gave, especially the stuff in red! It does break stuff!

Ok change my opionion about that tool, I will give it a try because

#hardheaded

camelia said:

Ok change my opionion about that tool, I will give it a try because

#hardheaded

LOL!
Okay but, you've been warned!!!

It will screw up stuff beyond repair, though; short of a clean install!

Then again, it's only a machine! Go for it! Take a secure image backup first!!!

Quite simple with the version you are on:
Settings > Cortana > OFF for everything on that page.
Privacy > General > OFF for everything on that page.
Privacy > Speech > OFF.
Privacy > Diagnostics & Feedback > Tailored experiences > OFF.
Privacy > Activity history > Probably Off for this page.
Privacy > Voice activication > OFF.
Privacy > Calendar > Cortana > OFF.

Go down all the categories doing the same sort of thing.
I'm not going thru everything.

The result of that is the Green leaf symbol(suspended) by Cortana in the Processes list.

You will also have attend to your Web Browsers deleting Temp files, History, Cortana off in Edge and so forth.

I simply don't have your long list in post #1, nor the Reg entries you are showing in post #3.

I do not use any other application or fiddle with Reg entries. Cortana is stopped. That is it, job done.
Search was separated from Cortana a few Win 10 updates ago.

Callender said:

That tool doesn't work in 1903 and above.
Source:
GitHub - adolfintel/Windows10-Privacy: Windows 10 Privacy Guide
I've used the above guide and you'd better be prepared for cumulative updates to fail if you remove certain things that an update targets.
Possibly a better option:
Mirinsoft - Good apps are as little apps as possible - Debotnet
Kill searchui.exe
How to Permanently Stop SearchUI.exe from Running in Windows 10

Hi,
lol kill searchui.exe yep that's exactly what it does
No search at all not just cortana lol

Edwin said:

LOL!
Okay but, you've been warned!!!

It will screw up stuff beyond repair, though; short of a clean install!

Then again, it's only a machine! Go for it! Take a secure image backup first!!!

OMG, Nop I changed my mind again... I will not use that tool! :)

Callender said:

That tool doesn't work in 1903 and above.



Source:
GitHub - adolfintel/Windows10-Privacy: Windows 10 Privacy Guide

I've used the above guide and you'd better be prepared for cumulative updates to fail if you remove certain things that an update targets.

Possibly a better option:

Mirinsoft - Good apps are as little apps as possible - Debotnet

Kill searchui.exe

How to Permanently Stop SearchUI.exe from Running in Windows 10

No more hardheaded today

dalchina said:

If SearchUI.exe is using no resources (see my post above) I suggest there's no need to do anything more.

Understood sir...

Helmut said:

Quite simple with the version you are on:
Settings > Cortana > OFF for everything on that page.
Privacy > General > OFF for everything on that page.
Privacy > Speech > OFF.
Privacy > Diagnostics & Feedback > Tailored experiences > OFF.
Privacy > Activity history > Probably Off for this page.
Privacy > Voice activication > OFF.
Privacy > Calendar > Cortana > OFF.

Go down all the categories doing the same sort of thing.
I'm not going thru everything.

The result of that is the Green leaf symbol(suspended) by Cortana in the Processes list.

You will also have attend to your Web Browsers deleting Temp files, History, Cortana off in Edge and so forth.

I simply don't have your long list in post #1, nor the Reg entries you are showing in post #3.

I do not use any other application or fiddle with Reg entries. Cortana is stopped. That is it, job done.
Search was separated from Cortana a few Win 10 updates ago.

Check, I did those steps before posting this question.

ThrashZone said:

Hi,
lol kill searchui.exe yep that's exactly what it does
No search at all not just cortana lol

ok...

f14tomcat said:

This works quite well and safely. All you will have remaining is the Search in the taskbar.

O&O ShutUp10 -Free antispy tool for Windows 10

Same as mine O&O ShutUp10 settings





Ok, I will not move anything more in my settings but why I am having this cookies if I had disabled Cortana from Windows Options and I disable Windows.Cortana crap with ShutUp10 v1.7.1405 ? Just curious....
Thanks
Camelia

f14tomcat said:

Those Edge cookies are independent of Cortana itself (herself????). Bing search will use Edge=cookies. System uses Edge=cookies.

I do not want them...

Do I have any other chance to avoid them?

Thanks

Camelia