Script for removing Microsoft Cortana.
Cortana is included in Windows 10. More information about Cortana
When creating a Windows 10 master image, you may want to disable it. You can disable Cortana using PowerShell with a registry key:
PS > New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\' -Name 'Windows Search' | Out-Null
PS > New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search' -Name 'AllowCortana' -PropertyType DWORD -Value '0' | Out-Null
This transforms the Cortana box into a “Search Windows” box.
Note: you can also disable Cortana by GPO(Group Policy Object).
Just Navigate to:
Computer Configuration
Administrative Templates
Windows Components
Search.
Set the “Allow Cortana” option to “Disabled”
Just Copy the “Disable-MCortana.ps1” Script in my repo and ctrl+v in your notepad
Save the File as “Disable-MCortana.ps1”.
Now Right click on the “Disable-MCortana.ps1” and select “Run with PowerShell”
Done! Cortana should be disabled now, whenever you use the search bar, it will be the good old search bar, you won’t see the cortana icon
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If you have any suggestions to this README or about the Script, feel free to inform me. And if you liked, you are free to use it for yourself.(P.S. Star it too!! 😬 )
Your Contributions are much welcomed here!
Fork the project
Compile your work
Call in for a Pull Request
Credits: Samuel Jayasingh
Last Edited on: 20/01/2022