Situatie
If you simply want Cortana to stop running in the background and launching at startup — without touching deep system settings or uninstalling anything — this method is the safest choice. It uses only built-in Windows 11 settings and Task Manager, so you can easily reverse the changes later.
Solutie
- Open Settings → Apps → Installed apps
- In the search box type Cortana and click the three-dot menu (…) next to it → Advanced options
- Under Runs at log-in toggle Off
- In the same page, under Background apps permissions, choose Never (if available)
- Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) → Startup tab → if Cortana appears, right-click → Disable
- Restart the PC.
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