Windows 10: Turn On or Off Cortana in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10

How to: Turn On or Off Cortana in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10

How to Turn On or Off Cortana in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10


Cortana is your cloud-based personal assistant that works across your devices and other Microsoft services. Depending on the capabilities of your device and the version of Cortana youre using, Cortana can provide a range of features, some of which are personalized. Cortana on Windows is available in certain regions and languages. If Cortana isnt available for your Windows device, you can still search for files on your device in the search box on the taskbar. Cortana is also available on other platforms, such as Android and iOS, in select markets.

Cortana works best when you sign in and let her use data from your device, other Microsoft services, and third-party services you choose to connect. To provide you with personalized experiences, Cortana learns from certain data about you, such as your searches, calendar, contacts, and location. Youre in control of how much data you share. If you choose not to sign into Cortana on Windows, you can still chat with Cortana and use her to help you search the web, documents stored in Microsoft services like OneDrive, and your Windows device. See the section about Windows Search in the Privacy Statement for more information. If you dont sign in, or you choose to sign out, your experiences will be more limited and they wont be personalized with your Cortana data. On iOS and Android devices, Cortana only works when you sign in.

Microsoft Edge is a new web browser that is available across the Windows 10 device family. It is designed for Windows 10 to be faster, safer, and compatible with the modern Web.

Microsoft Edge has your chatty personal assistant, Cortana, right in the address bar. She's there to help you do things faster and easierlike make reservations and get at-a-glance directions to the perfect dinner spot. When you stumble across a topic on the web youd like to know more about, Cortana is your ready and able, all-knowing guru. Highlight the word or phrase of interest, press and hold (or right-click) it, and then Ask Cortana shell tell you all about it.

See also: Dynamic duo: Cortana and Microsoft Edge - Microsoft Support

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off to have Cortana assist you in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Turn On or Off Cortana in Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Edge Settings
• Option Two: To Turn On or Off Cortana in Microsoft Edge using a REG file

EXAMPLE: Cortana in Microsoft Edge




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OPTION ONE [/i] To Turn On or Off Cortana in Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Edge Settings
1. Open Microsoft Edge.

2. Click/tap on the Settings and more (Alt+X) button at the top right corner, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)



3. Click/tap on Advanced on the left side, and turn On or Off Have Cortana assist me in Microsoft Edge for what you want under Cortana on the right side. (see screenshot below)

*note If your turn on this setting, you will also need to be signed in to Cortana with your Microsoft account.








OPTION TWO [/i] To Turn On or Off Cortana in Microsoft Edge using a REG file

*note The downloadable .reg files below make changes to the registry DWORD value in the key below.

Code:

EnableCortana DWORD

0 = Off
1 = On


1. Do step 2 or step 3 below for what you would like to do.


2. To Turn On Cortana in Microsoft Edge
A) If you have not already, you will also need to sign in to Cortana with your Microsoft account in Windows 10.

B) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_On_Cortana_in_Microsoft_Edge.reg

Download

3. To Turn Off Cortana in Microsoft Edge
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_Off_Cortana_in_Microsoft_Edge.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. If Microsoft Edge is currently open, then close and reopen Microsoft Edge to apply.

8. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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No Cortana Icon on Microsoft Edge

Hi Praveen,

It is possible that the Show search and site suggestions as I type option in Microsoft Edge isn't enabled which explains why the Cortana icon is not visible. To check, follow these steps:

• Open Microsoft Edge.
• Click the Menu button (...).
• Click Settings.
• Scroll down and click View advanced settings.
• 
  Turn on the toggle switch for the Have Cortana assist me in Microsoft Edge
  option.
  
• 
  Turn on the toggle switch for the Show search and site suggestions as I type option.
  

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

Turn on Cortana assist on Microsoft edge browser.

Hi Sandip,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Office Community.

I know how this concerns you, let me help you to resolve this issue.


This issue could occur due to corrupted, outdated or incorrect settings on Cortana and Microsoft Edge browser.

• Have you made any changes to your system, prior to this issue?
• What happens, when you try to turn on Cortana Assist? Do you get any error message?

Let’s follow these methods below and check, if it works:

Method 1:

Let's follow these steps to turn on Cortana Assist me on Microsoft Edge:

a. Open Ege.
b. Click on 3 dots.
c. Click on Settings.
d. Select View advanced settings.

e. Turn on Cortana Assist me in Microsoft Edge.

Method 2:


If the issue still persists, let’s try to run the Windows Store Apps troubleshooter and refer the link below:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/run-the-troubleshooter-for-windows-apps

Method 3:

If the issue still persists, refer to the suggestions of AmritaBhattacharjee1709, replied on September 13, 2015, to fix your issue with Cortana and Microsoft edge bowser.


Location won't turn on

For further assistance, refer to the link below and check, if it helps.

Switch Cortana on or off:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/turn-cortana-on-or-off


Please feel free to contact us, if you face any issues with Windows.



Thank you.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Privacy tweaks...

• Turn Cortana Off. Bring up the Start menu and start typing. Click on the notebook icon in the left sidebar and choose Settings. From there, you can turn off Cortana.
• Search online and include web results. When you turn off Cortana, you’ll see this option appear. You can turn it off if you’d rather not get web search suggestions from the Start menu, which log your typing and send it back to Microsoft so you can get live-updating predictions, just like you do on Google.com or in Chrome and Firefox.
• Getting to Know You. In Settings > Privacy > Speech, Inking, & Typing, you’ll find a feature called “Getting to Know You”. This is probably the most sweeping privacy setting on the system, and even after turning off Cortana, you’ll have to disable this setting. Just click the “Stop Getting to Know Me” button to turn it off.
• Cloud Info. Turning off Getting to Know You removes info from your device, but you’ll have to remove it from the cloud separately. In that same window, click “Go to Bing and manage personal info for all your devices” to clear the Getting to Know You Data from your Microsoft account.

• If you head to Settings > Privacy > Feedback & Diagnostics, you’ll see two settings:

• Feedback frequency: Windows will occasionally ask you for feedback so you can send Microsoft your thoughts on Windows 10. If you’d rather it not bug you with such things, you can change it to Never.
• Diagnostic and usage data: This feature can send a lot of data back to Microsoft, including how often you use certain apps, which apps you use most often, and memory snapshots (which can inadvertently include parts of a document you’re working on if something crashes). You can change this to Full, Enhanced, or Basic. You can read more about what each of these to here.

Microsoft doesn’t let you turn off diagnostics completely, except on Enterprise versions of Windows. The Basic setting, they say, is data that is “vital to the operation of Windows”, including Windows Update and malicious software protection.


some may be duplicated. I found this info on Lifehacker, if anyone wants the full article.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

As you may already know, Windows 10 (as well as Windows 8) allow you to log in with a valid Microsoft account, instead of creating a local account that only works on your machine. However, you may prefer to keep a local account for privacy reasons. If you do, though, some Windows 10 features—like Cortana—may not work. Despite the default behavior, the Windows 10 Store is not one of them. You can still log in to your Microsoft account for just the Store without switching to a full Microsoft account. The process, however, is not terribly obvious. To do so, follow these steps:

• Launch the Store from your Start menu.
• Click the user icon next to the search box.
• Click “Sign-in” from the menu that appears.
• Choose “Microsoft account” and log in like normal.
• When the “Make it yours” box appears do not enter your password. Instead, click “Sign in to just this app instead.”

from Lifehacker

 

windows 10 Cortana

Hi Carmentaylor,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to try to turn Cortana off and then try turning it on back and check. Refer to the steps below to turn Off and On Cortana:

• Open Cortana.
• Click the hamburger button in the top left of the window.
• Go to settings and click on off.
• Follow the same steps to turn it on.
• Check if issue persists.

Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.

Thank you.