Windows 10: Search icon on taskbar

Disabling cortana DOES work just fine. Then right click on a EMPTY area on your taskbar and choose "Show search Icon"

 

Been there got the T - DOES NOT HAPPEN since the latest update - win10Pro.

 

If that doesn't please you, may I suggest you use a search engine and go looking for yourself?

 

Not a case of not pleasing me, the fact remains I had this function before and now M/s deem it not necessary.Seems I have to download an independent app. Cortana's reg entry has been amended to stop this very useful feature. Typical M/s and Win 10 big brother. I am moving to Apple asap. No wonder they are flooding the TV with ads for what Apple cannot do (which are lies), but I do know for sure it lets you examine you own files properly!

 

A Search for touchscreen on Apple shows the ads are correct in at least one respect, no listing showing iMac or MacBook. According to that list the touchscreen is offered only on iPad, iPhone, and iPod. [I have a MacBook Pro now Upgraded to OS X 10.12 Sierra.] A feature that was touted is SIRI which I don't need so I turned it off.

 

Academic as I do not use/need touchscreen. BUT I seriously have had enough of Win 10 and the attitude of M/s to force anything they like on us, whether we like or desire a "feature". e.g. the new start screen just appeared from this last "update". Then when this latest pile of C*** took over 4 hours to come through and install, to be presented with a screw up of my preferred set up was the last straw.

 

Hello carrotmuseum, *Smile

If you disable Cortana, you should see a search icon or search icon on the search box instead of a Cortana icon on the taskbar.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...0-taskbar.html

 

Nope - Now if you disable Cortana (in Win10 pro)you get nothing - the whole point of my posting.

 

After you Show search icon selected (checked)?

 

@Brink, one of the latest updates means the closest you can get is to sign out:




gives you this:





It no longer has offline only mode in the settings etc. (and always uses the cortana circle, even after a reboot)

 

Hello Aramil, *Smile

That would be to turn off Cortana,...

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4...dows-10-a.html

...but you can still disable Cortana.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...dows-10-a.html

 

Just checked now and the GpEdit still works *Thumbs on Windows 10 AU Pro 64bit

Search glass on the taskbar with no cortana "stuff". Thanks @Brink

 

GPEDIT means what?

 

I have three options = hide- show cortana icon - show search box None of these gives the simple mag glass search icon I had previously. If I select show search icon it gives that darned Circle with Ask me anything (which IS CORTANA!!!!)

 

It sounds like you didn't use the method in the tutorial below to disable Cortana first.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...dows-10-a.html