{"id":609,"date":"2018-05-27T20:14:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-27T20:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/?p=609"},"modified":"2019-01-18T19:33:54","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T19:33:54","slug":"optimize-windows-10-disable-cortana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/optimize-windows-10-disable-cortana\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimize Windows 10 For Gaming: Disable Cortana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cortana is a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cortana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital assistant<\/a> created by Microsoft for <strong>Windows 10<\/strong> to help you interact with the operating system in a simple and intuitive way.<\/p>\n<p>Cortana can help you perform basic functions with just your voice. The more it learns about you, the more it understands you and be able to assist you more efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is the issue of privacy as Cortana collects various pieces of information and personal data to learn how to assist you accordingly. For instance, Cortana collects information about your contacts, calendar, location, internet history and favorites, speech, and typing.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not use Cortana or you have privacy issues with Microsoft`s digital assistant collecting your personal information, then you can follow the steps below to completely disable Cortana in order make more resources available for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/gamefire.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">playing games with the best performance<\/a> and to harden your privacy settings.<\/p>\n<div class='code-block code-block-1' style='margin: 76px auto; clear: both;'>\n<!-- in-post -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9217786761106301\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8403394626\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<h4 id=\"how-to-disable-cortana-in-windows-10-pro-and-enterprise-xa0\">Disable Cortana using Group Policy<\/h4>\n<p>If you use Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise editions, then you can disable Cortana using <strong>Group Policy Editor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Press <strong>Windows key<\/strong> + <strong>R<\/strong> and type <strong>gpedit.msc <\/strong>in the <strong>Run<\/strong> dialog box.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Computer Configuration &gt;<\/strong> <strong>Administrative Templates<\/strong> <strong>&gt;<\/strong> <strong>Windows Components<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Search<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Allow Cortana<\/strong> in the right pane.<\/li>\n<li>Right-click <strong>Allow Cortana<\/strong> and select <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/cortana2.png?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-613 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/cortana2.png?resize=650%2C365&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 10 Disable Cortana using Group Policy 2\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/cortana2.png?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/cortana2.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select <strong>Disabled<\/strong> radio button on the left.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>OK <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class='code-block code-block-1' style='margin: 76px auto; clear: both;'>\n<!-- in-post -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9217786761106301\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8403394626\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<h4 id=\"how-to-disable-cortana-in-windows-10-pro-and-enterprise-xa0\">Disable Cortana using Windows Registry<\/h4>\n<p>As <strong>Group Policy Editor<\/strong> is not available in Windows 10 Home, you will need to use the registry to disable Cortana.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Press <strong>Windows key<\/strong> + <strong>R<\/strong> and type <strong>regedit<\/strong> in the <strong>Run<\/strong> dialog box.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Windows Search<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/cortana4.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-611 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/cortana4.jpg?resize=650%2C298&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 10 Disable Cortana using Windows Registry\" width=\"650\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/cortana4.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/cortana4.jpg?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu, select <strong>New<\/strong> and <strong>DWORD (32-bit) Value<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Name it <strong>AllowCortana<\/strong> and give it a Value of <strong>0<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> button to save the new registry key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/cortana5.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-610 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/cortana5.jpg?resize=650%2C298&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 10 Disable Cortana using Windows Registry 2\" width=\"650\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/cortana5.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/cortana5.jpg?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> To get most of your Windows 10 machine and boost your gaming experience, we recommend using <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/gamefireprodl_start.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Game Fire<\/strong><\/a> which is a great game booster designed to optimize Windows 10 gaming performance. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartpcutilities.com\/gamefireprodl_start.html\">Download Game Fire<br \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cortana is a digital assistant created by Microsoft for Windows 10 to help you interact with the operating system in a simple and intuitive way. 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