Windows 10: Cortana Gone is my next goal. Disable yes, but also rem lang files.

Discus and support Cortana Gone is my next goal. Disable yes, but also rem lang files. in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; I'm on a small mission to create a process list to shrink Win 10, for use on small Atom X5 Z8350 PCs (2GB/32GB). I have the installed size down to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by cereberus, Apr 4, 2018.

  1. CEREBERUS
    cereberus Win User

    Cortana Gone is my next goal. Disable yes, but also rem lang files.


    Huh - installed size of W10 on a tablet is around 8-9GB.

    Use compactOS - it will save GBs compared with paltry few MB you will get by deleting Cortana and breaking OS.
     
    cereberus, Apr 4, 2018
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  2. EDWARD2
    Edward2 Win User

    I'm on a small mission to create a process list to shrink Win 10, for use on small Atom X5 Z8350 PCs (2GB/32GB).

    I have the installed size down to 12.9GB. (Including: CCleaner, MS Access 2007 Runtime, MS.Net framework, Opera browser).
    The one final feature I want to remove is Cortana, after I found the somewhat large language files cache.

    I've seen most of the 'Disable' articles and videos, but they don't mention removal of the backend/language files.

    Has anyone else accomplished this?
    Just delete all Cortana files after disabling?

    :)
     
    Edward2, Apr 7, 2018
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  3. ROCK PERRY
    Rock Perry Win User
    Windows 10 black screen after updating NVIDIA driver

    This was not the answer. Apparently the new Windows 10 Onedrive conflicts with the Nvidia Driver and causes this driver to download a false version. I was only able to discover this after I exhausted every other option. I tried all of the Microsoft tools,
    Sysinternals, Windows Support Chat, and many more that I don't have time to list here. The solution was not a Microsoft Answer because they are too liberal to understand how to let people use their computers in a way that they want to use them. Instead I had
    to rip the guts out of Windows with a special script that trims the bloatware out of the executive controls. This is a Electronic Harassment method that enables Intel Management Interface to become wide open. Here is the script.

    @rem *** Disable Some Service ***

    sc stop DiagTrack

    sc stop diagnosticshub.standardcollector.service

    sc stop dmwappushservice

    sc stop WMPNetworkSvc

    sc stop WSearch
    sc config DiagTrack start= disabled

    sc config diagnosticshub.standardcollector.service start= disabled

    sc config dmwappushservice start= disabled

    REM sc config RemoteRegistry start= disabled

    REM sc config TrkWks start= disabled

    sc config WMPNetworkSvc start= disabled

    sc config WSearch start= disabled

    REM sc config SysMain start= disabled
    REM *** SCHEDULED TASKS tweaks ***

    REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\AppID\SmartScreenSpecific" /Disable

    schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser" /Disable

    schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater" /Disable

    schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\StartupAppTask" /Disable

    schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator" /Disable

    schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\KernelCeipTask" /Disable

    schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\UsbCeip" /Disable

    schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Uploader" /Disable

    schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Shell\FamilySafetyUpload" /Disable

    schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Office\OfficeTelemetryAgentLogOn" /Disable

    schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Office\OfficeTelemetryAgentFallBack" /Disable

    schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Office\Office 15 Subscription Heartbeat" /Disable
    REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Autochk\Proxy" /Disable

    REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\CloudExperienceHost\CreateObjectTask" /Disable

    REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\DiskDiagnostic\Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollector" /Disable

    REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\DiskFootprint\Diagnostics" /Disable *** Not sure if should be disabled, maybe related to S.M.A.R.T.

    REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\File History (maintenance mode)" /Disable

    REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\WinSAT" /Disable

    REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\NetTrace\GatherNetworkInfo" /Disable

    REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\PI\Sqm-Tasks" /Disable

    REM The stubborn task Microsoft\Windows\SettingSync\BackgroundUploadTask can be Disabled using a simple bit change. I use a REG file for that (attached to this post).

    REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Time Synchronization\ForceSynchronizeTime" /Disable

    REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Time Synchronization\SynchronizeTime" /Disable

    REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\QueueReporting" /Disable

    REM schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Automatic App Update" /Disable
    REM *** Remove Cortana ***

    REM Currently MS doesn't allow to uninstall Cortana using the above step claiming it's a required OS component (hah!)

    REM We will have to rename the Cortana App folder (add ".bak" to its name), but this can be done only if Cortana is not running.

    REM The issue is that when Cortana process (SearchUI) is killed, it respawns very quickly

    REM So the following code needs to be quick (and it is) so we can manage to rename the folder

    REM

    REM Disabling Cortana this way on Version 1703 (RS2) will render all items in the Start Menu unavailable.

    REM So this is commented out for now until a better solution is found.

    REM taskkill /F /IM SearchUI.exe

    REM move "%windir%\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy" "%windir%\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy.bak"
    @rem *** Remove Telemetry & Data Collection ***

    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Device Metadata" /v PreventDeviceMetadataFromNetwork /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection" /v "AllowTelemetry" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MRT" /v DontOfferThroughWUAU /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\SQMClient\Windows" /v "CEIPEnable" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat" /v "AITEnable" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat" /v "DisableUAR" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection" /v "AllowTelemetry" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

    reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WMI\AutoLogger\AutoLogger-Diagtrack-Listener" /v "Start" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

    reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WMI\AutoLogger\SQMLogger" /v "Start" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
    @REM Settings -> Privacy -> General -> Let apps use my advertising ID...

    reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AdvertisingInfo" /v Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

    REM - SmartScreen Filter for Store Apps: Disable

    reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppHost" /v EnableWebContentEvaluation /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

    REM - Let websites provide locally...

    reg add "HKCU\Control Panel\International\User Profile" /v HttpAcceptLanguageOptOut /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
    @REM WiFi Sense: HotSpot Sharing: Disable

    reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WiFi\AllowWiFiHotSpotReporting" /v value /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

    @REM WiFi Sense: Shared HotSpot Auto-Connect: Disable

    reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\WiFi\AllowAutoConnectToWiFiSenseHotspots" /v value /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
    @REM Change Windows Updates to "Notify to schedule restart"

    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings" /v UxOption /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

    @REM Disable P2P Update downlods outside of local network

    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config" /v DODownloadMode /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
    @REM *** Disable Cortana & Telemetry ***

    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search" /v "AllowCortana" /t REG_DWORD /d 0
    REM *** Hide the search box from taskbar. You can still search by pressing the Win key and start typing what you're looking for ***

    REM 0 = hide completely, 1 = show only icon, 2 = show long search box

    reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" /v "SearchboxTaskbarMode" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
    REM *** Disable MRU lists (jump lists) of XAML apps in Start Menu ***

    reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "Start_TrackDocs" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
    REM *** Set Windows Explorer to start on This PC instead of Quick Access ***

    REM 1 = This PC, 2 = Quick access

    REM reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "LaunchTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
    REM *** Disable Suggestions in the Start Menu ***

    reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager" /v "SystemPaneSuggestionsEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

    @rem Remove Apps

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *3DBuilder* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *Cortana* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *Getstarted* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *WindowsAlarms* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *WindowsCamera* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *bing* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *MicrosoftOfficeHub* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *OneNote* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *people* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *WindowsPhone* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *photos* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *SkypeApp* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *solit* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *WindowsSoundRecorder* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *xbox* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *windowscommunicationsapps* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *zune* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    REM PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *WindowsCalculator* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    REM PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *WindowsMaps* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *Sway* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *CommsPhone* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *ConnectivityStore* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.Messaging* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *ContentDeliveryManager* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    PowerShell -Command "Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsStore* | Remove-AppxPackage"

    @rem NOW JUST SOME TWEAKS

    REM *** Show hidden files in Explorer ***

    reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "Hidden" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f



    REM *** Show super hidden system files in Explorer ***

    reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "ShowSuperHidden" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
    REM *** Show file extensions in Explorer ***

    reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v "HideFileExt" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

    REM *** Uninstall OneDrive ***

    start /wait "" "%SYSTEMROOT%\SYSWOW64\ONEDRIVESETUP.EXE" /UNINSTALL

    rd C:\OneDriveTemp /Q /S >NUL 2>&1

    rd "%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive" /Q /S >NUL 2>&1

    rd "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\OneDrive" /Q /S >NUL 2>&1

    rd "%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft OneDrive" /Q /S >NUL 2>&1

    reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}\ShellFolder" /f /v Attributes /t REG_DWORD /d 0 >NUL 2>&1

    reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}\ShellFolder" /f /v Attributes /t REG_DWORD /d 0 >NUL 2>&1

    echo OneDrive has been removed. Windows Explorer needs to be restarted.

    pause

    start /wait TASKKILL /F /IM explorer.exe

    start explorer.exe

    After I run this script I downloaded and run (Safe Mode with Networking)
    Tweaking.com - Windows Repair v4.0.10 Released
     
    Rock Perry, Apr 7, 2018
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  4. RAYMOND DANIELS
    Raymond Daniels Win User

    Cortana Gone is my next goal. Disable yes, but also rem lang files.

    Script for power plan

    I have taken some time away but when i got back, i made this segment. i dont know if this will work, the cmd files arent put in just yet. will make them when im not at work haha. Also, the cmd section isnt meant to be there, i will be getting it into a bat
    file soon. its there for no reason haha.

    CODE:

    REM PowerPlan Chooser V1 (WIP)

    REM Main Code

    strComputer = "."

    Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

    Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_Battery",,48)

    For Each objItem in colItems

    Wscript.Echo "BatteryStatus: " & objItem.BatteryStatus

    Next

    REM BAT PART OF CODE

    REM THIS COMMAND SWITCHES TO THE HIGH PERFORMANCE PLAN

    REM powercfg -s 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c

    REM THIS COMMAND SWITCHES TO THE POWER SAVER PLAN

    REM powercfg -s a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a

    IF Object.BatteryStatus has integer "2"

    THEN Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

    WshShell.Run chr(34) & "PATH TO HIGH PERFORMANCE PLAN.BAT" & Chr(34), 7

    IF Object.BatteryStatus has integer "1"

    THEN Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

    WshShell.Run chr(34) & "PATH TO POWER SAVER.BAT" & Chr(34), 7

    REM TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION

    REM 0 battery not present

    REM 1 on battery power

    REM 2 battery not being used

    REM 3 battery charging
     
    Raymond Daniels, Apr 7, 2018
    #4
  5. STORAGEMAN
    storageman Win User
    What have you disposed of to date ?
     
    storageman, Apr 8, 2018
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