Cortana can't be switched off in Win10 anniversary update?

[mikeymikec]

Off Slashdot:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3100...ana-in-the-windows-10-anniversary-update.html

 

[vailr]

The folder that holds Cortana.exe can be re-named, but doing so is more easily done while booted from another secondary system drive. If the folder gets re-named, then Cortana won't be find-able by the operating system.

 

[Elixer]

Or...

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search]
"AllowCortana"=dword:00000000
"DisableWebSearch"=dword:00000001
"AllowSearchToUseLocation"=dword:00000000
"ConnectedSearchUseWeb"=dword:00000000

 

[Puffnstuff]

This article goes a bit further in explaining some of the changes in the update. http://www.windowscentral.com/windows-10-anniversary-update

 

[vailr]

Or...

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search]
"AllowCortana"=dword:00000000
"DisableWebSearch"=dword:00000001
"AllowSearchToUseLocation"=dword:00000000
"ConnectedSearchUseWeb"=dword:00000000

That still leaves the Cortana executable program running in Task Manager.