Can I Completely Disable Cortana On Windows 10?
Answer : Update 2018: Warning about Taskbar Breakage I just reinstalled Windows 10 Pro and followed all the prescribed steps (both removing Cortana and removing all store apps) and it still works as prescribed. It bears mentioning that removing Cortana will break the Default Taskbar in weird ways. It doesn't break Windows Search - so Explorer search still works in my experience. I've, personally, always replaced the default taskbar with Classic Start (linked via Ninite installer) and have no issues in day-to-day Windows usage otherwise. Update: Remove Cortana via "TakeOwn" Apparently, this trick stopped working at some point. I've used @Meferdati's link at some point successfully: winaero: how to uninstall Cortona. It contains a script that does all the work for you, as well as an explanation of how it works. Below are the steps I've been using, which are very similar to @MC10's answer, except I've always had to "TakeOwn" t...