Are you a user of the Windows 10 operating system? Maybe you are already familiar with the so-called Cortana. Cortana is a personal application originally developed by Microsoft for Windows 10, now also available for iOS, Xbox One and iOS. The application that is often compared to Google Now by Google and Siri by Apple is able to beat both.
The development of Cortana, which has formed a team as an initial prototype builder since 2009, is basically an application to recognize voices, set reminders and even understand users. The name Cortana is actually inspired by the fictional game character made by Microsoft in the HALO series.
The way Cortana works, which uses Bing or better known as the decision-making engine, will provide better performance if users use it frequently. This is due to the use of Bing which can recognize the questions asked based on the behavior of the user. Cortana will collect information about you through the activities you perform.
Amazingly, this application, which is often dubbed a virtual personal assistant, can actually perform the employer's tasks such as managing daily activities such as finding a place, booking a hotel, reminding you of your activities, opening or closing an application and so on. You can 'tell' Cortana to do anything unexpected such as humor or joke its users for entertainment.
However, of the many people who like the benefits provided by Cortana, there must be some who are reluctant to use it or want to quickly turn off this application after trying it.
Some users have complained about the laptop battery draining very quickly, feeling annoyed because of the presence of Cortana on the taskbar which narrows the taskbar when multitasking or laptop performance that is getting slower due to the presence of Cortana.
Or even feel useless and never used because the use of Cortana must use an internet connection. Therefore, this article will help you to turn off Cortana on your Windows. The following are the steps on how to turn off Cortana on Windows 10.
Method 1: Via Group Policy Editor
- Press Windows icon + R on your keyboard >> then type gpedit.msc >> click OK or Enter on the keyboard.
- If the Local Group Policy Editor is already open, please click on Computer Configuration >> then double click on Administrative Templates.
- Next double click on Windows Components.
- Then double click again on Search.
- Double click on Allow Contona.
- A new window will appear, please select the Disable option and then click OK to turn off Cortana.
- Please type Cortana in search, if Cortana is dead then the display will be as below.
Method 2: Via Registry Editor
- Press Windows icon + R on your keyboard >> then type regedit >> click OK or Enter on the keyboard.
- If the Local Group Policy Editor is already open, please click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> then select SOFTWARE.
- Next select Policies >> Microsoft >> Windows.
- Then select Search. If it doesn't exist, please create a new one by right-clicking on Windows >> New >> Key.
- Make the name Windows Search as shown below.
- Next, right-click on the Windows Search that was created >> New >> DWORD (32-bit) Value.
- Set the name to AllowCortana.
- Then double click or double click on AllowCortana >> Change the value to 0 (zero) as shown below >> OK.
- Please restart your computer. Please type Cortana in search or search, if Cortana is dead then the display will be as below.
Easy isn't it how to turn off Cortana on your Windows 10? That's a tutorial on how to turn off Cortana in Windows 10. If you change your mind about turning Cortana back on via the Group Policy Editor, you can change the Disable option to Enable or Not Configure. If through the Registry Editor, you can change the value 0 to 1. Hopefully this is useful for you.