1{"id":719,"date":"2020-11-13T10:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T09:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blitzhandel24.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/13\/wie-man-cortana-deaktiviert\/"},"modified":"2023-05-18T12:15:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T10:15:01","slug":"how-to-deactivate-cortana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blitzhandel24.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/13\/how-to-deactivate-cortana\/","title":{"rendered":"How to deactivate Cortana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8220;h1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>How to deactivate Cortana<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]Cortana is software from Microsoft and the vendor&#8217;s personal productivity assistant. It&#8217;s supposed to help save time so users can focus on what&#8217;s important. However, it is not clear what Cortana records and where the recording of Cortana&#8217;s voice commands end up. These privacy issues are leading many users to want to disable Cortana.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8220;0&#8243; back_color=&#8220;colour-208649&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8220;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8220;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8220;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8220;0&#8243; z_index=&#8220;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8220;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading]<\/p>\n<h2>The problem<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]The voice assistant Cortana in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blitzhandel24.com\/server-client\/windows\/windows-10\/\">Windows 10<\/a> is criticised by some users because Cortana is suspected of transferring users&#8216; data to the cloud and monitoring the user. Cortana cannot simply be deleted and uninstalled, but there are a few ways to deactivate the tool in Windows 10. Especially users with Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise find it easy because they can rely on group policies. In the smaller Windows 10 versions, you have to rely on manual settings.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8220;h1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Disable Cortana<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]Cortana can be deactivated at any time &#8211; but the configuration is retained if desired. Those who still use the original version of Windows 10 can deactivate Cortana quickly and easily in the settings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To deactivate, click on the search field in the taskbar and then on the left-hand side on the <\/span><b>Notebook symbol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (third symbol from the top), then click on Settings <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Slider for Cortana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can offer suggestions, ideas, reminders, alerts and much more <\/span><b>slide it to &#8222;Off<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. At this point, you can reactivate the assistant at any time <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8220;0&#8243; back_color=&#8220;color-208649&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8220;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8220;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8220;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8220;0&#8243; z_index=&#8220;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8220;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deactivating Cortana in Windows 10 versions before Anniversary Update (1607)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]Even from version 1607 and 1703, Cortana can neither be uninstalled nor completely removed. However, Cortana can be largely eliminated from the system so that the assistant can no longer collect data. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Users with Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise have it a little easier: They can deactivate Cortana in the policy settings. To do this,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">open <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the tool &#8222;<\/span><b>gpedit.msc<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220; and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> navigate to <\/span><b>Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesWindows ComponentsSearch<\/b>.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> On the right-hand side, you can prevent users from activating Cortana and searching the Internet, for example, with &#8222;Do not search the web and do not display web results in the search&#8220; <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the policy setting &#8222;<\/span><b>Allow Cortana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8222;, one can<\/span>disable<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cortana on all computers using this policy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by setting the option &#8222;<\/span><b>Disable<\/b>&#8222;.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Users will then only be able to use normal search, but not Cortana.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8220;h1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deactivating Cortana in Windows 10 Home via the Registry<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]In smaller Windows 10 versions, you can only disable Cortana via the registry:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open the registry editor by entering <\/span><b>regedit.exe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the search field of the Start menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=&#8220;1283&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8220;60&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go to the path &#8222;<\/span><b>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPolicyManagercurrentdeviceExperience<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8222;navigate <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the right-hand side, select the entry &#8222;<\/span><b>AllowCortana&#8220;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to <\/span><b>&#8222;0&#8220;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (zero) and restart the computer <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the entry is not available, proceed as follows: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right-click on the key &#8222;<\/span><b>Experience<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220; and select from the context menu <\/span><b>New DWORD value (32-bit)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from the context menu. There give the value the designation <\/span><b>&#8222;AllowCortana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and set the value to <\/span><b>&#8222;0&#8220;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (zero).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Restart the computer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. In the search field the entry <\/span><b>&#8222;Search Windows&#8220;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> instead of <\/span><b>&#8222;Ask me something&#8220;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> should appear.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8220;0&#8243; back_color=&#8220;colour-208649&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8220;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8220;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8220;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8220;0&#8243; z_index=&#8220;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8220;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uninstall Cortana<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]If you are willing to experiment, you can uninstall Cortana via an unofficial script that can be found on the site &#8222;deskmodder.de&#8220;. However, you should make a full backup of Windows 10 before uninstalling, as there is no guarantee that the system will survive this unscathed. The execution of the script is only recommended for experienced users. [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Header image: \u00a9 monticellllo, stock.adobe.com[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8220;h1&#8243;] How to deactivate Cortana [\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]Cortana is software from Microsoft and the vendor&#8217;s personal productivity assistant. 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