If you wish to uninstall Cortana from your Windows 10/11, you’ve come to the right place. The good news is that turning off Microsoft’s digital assistant is rather simple and clear, since the firm works to make it less and less ubiquitous on devices such as the best Windows laptops.

Cortana has gone through a lot of changes in Windows 10 over the last several years. Beginning with the May 2020 Update (version 2004), you’ll be getting a new version that removes many of its capabilities and focuses on making you more productive. The new chat-based interface will mostly use the keyboard for interaction, but the voice will still be available.

Aside from the removal of numerous non-productive features such as Skills and Notebook, one of the most major changes with Cortana is that it is no longer included with Windows 10. Instead, it’s standard software that you can move and update via the Microsoft Store. More significantly, it allows you to uninstall it.

Although Windows 10 allows you to delete system applications such as Mail, Weather, and Voice Recorder via the Settings app, Microsoft isn’t making it easy to uninstall Cortana. If the digital assistant isn’t for you, you may uninstall it with PowerShell instructions. In this article, we will look at how to uninstall the Cortana app on Windows 10/11.

How to disable Cortana in Windows 10/11:

While Cortana is disabled by default in Windows 11, it is possible to enable it again, as we’ll see below. If you or someone else did something on your computer and wish to remove it, you may do it just as quickly.

Step1: Click Windows + I to open Settings.

Step2: Select Apps and Features from the right-hand menu.

Step3: Scroll down to Cortana, click the three-dot symbol, and then choose Advanced settings.

Step4: Toggle the “Run upon Login” switch to the OFF setting.

How to Remove the Cortana App from Windows 10:

Step1: Start the process by typing PowerShell into the Start Menu.

Step2: Right-click on Windows PowerShell and choose ‘Run as administrator.’

Step3: Type the following text (minus the ‘ marks) in: ‘Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 | Remove-AppxPackage’ and press, Enter.

Step4: Users who want to get rid of Cortana will have to go much deeper into the Windows Registry, which is considered riskier for regular users. We recommend avoiding that section since it is less required and perhaps risky, and you have successfully removed Cortana from your Windows machine.

How to Install Cortana on Windows 11:

Cortana is not even enabled by default in Windows 11. But, just for excitement, what if you wanted to enable Cortana on Windows 11? Luckily, it’s rather simple.

Step1: To launch Settings, press Windows + I.

Step2: Choose Apps from the left-hand menu and select Apps and Features from the right-hand menu.

Step3: Scroll down to Cortana, click the three-dot symbol, and then choose Advanced settings.

Step4: Toggle the “Run upon Login” switch to the ON setting.