Disable Cortana

If I simply disable 'Hey cortana' in Settings, I only ever see it and any resource usage related to it if I press Win key + C e.g. to set a reminder. You can see my build.

Under what circumstances and in what way does it appear? Screenshot?

carrotmuseum said:

How do I disable Cortana. I have unchecked everything in settings but the darn thing carries on to interrupt!
Win 10 Home version 1903. Simple and detailed instructions please.

Hello mate,

You could use the tutorial below to uninstall Cortana.

How to Install and Uninstall Cortana in Windows 10

OR

You can use an option in the tutorial below to completely disable Cortana in Windows 10.

Enable or Disable Cortana in Windows 10

carrotmuseum said:

How do I disable Cortana. I have unchecked everything in settings but the darn thing carries on to interrupt!
Win 10 Home version 1903. Simple and detailed instructions please.

Get WinAero Tweaker here: https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.1836


And just click the check box. Or you can upgrade to Win 10 v2004, and just uninstall Cortana.
BUT, WinAero Tweaker has about 200 other things you can change with just a check mark. :)

Is this your problem- high CPU usage- or something else?
Windows 10 KB4512941 (Build 18362.329) is causing high CPU usage
Microsoft: We've fixed Windows 10 1903's Cortana CPU spike bug | ZDNet

carrotmuseum said:

Do that but now I have no search icon. - i.e. simple magnifying glass.

Undo whatever you just did that removed the search icon, and you can use what I posted above to uninstall or disable Cortana without affecting anything else.