Windows 10: Why can't I turn off Cortana?

Discus and support Why can't I turn off Cortana? in Cortana to solve the problem; I have no use case for Cortana. I have no interest in Cortana. Cortana is merely a drain on my battery. Cortana also isn't available in all... Discussion in 'Cortana' started by Cranky Power User, Nov 7, 2018.

  1. Why can't I turn off Cortana?


    I have no use case for Cortana. I have no interest in Cortana. Cortana is merely a drain on my battery.


    Cortana also isn't available in all locations. It literally makes no sense to me why you won't allow users to just remove it.

    :)
     
    Cranky Power User, Nov 7, 2018
    #1

  2. cortana won`t talk to me

    Hi Steven,

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

    It's unfortunate that you are facing this issue. Let me assist you to resolve the issue.

    I appreciate if you could answer few questions to narrow down the issue and to provide you better assistance.

    • Check and verify if Cortana is activated?
    • Does Cortana search and gives any output/result on screen?
    • Is the Language and region settings set to valid value?
    • Check and verify if Cortana available in your region?
    Method 1:

    I suggest you to try to turn Cortana off and then try turning it on back and check if she talks. 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.
    I would suggest you to refer to the article given below and check if that helps.

    Cortana & search

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/cortana-search

    Hope this information helps, let us know the status of the issue
     
    Rakesh Narayanaswamy, Nov 7, 2018
    #2
  3. Turning Cortana Back On

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting in Community.

    We understand your concern and we will provide the assistance required to help you resolve the issue.

    Before we proceed, I would like you to provide the information stated below:

    • What happens when you try to turn it on?
    • Do you get any error message when your trying to turn it on?
    • Did you make any changes to your computer after you turned Cortana Off?

    For now, I would suggest that follow the steps below and check if you are able to start Cortana.

    • Go Settings, Time & Language, Speech, Speech, inking, & typing
      privacy settings.
    • Get to know me - turns Cortana on

    Hope this helps
     
    Vanessa Sohtun, Nov 7, 2018
    #3
  4. Dewdrop_ Win User

    Why can't I turn off Cortana?

    Cortana Notebook

    In order to enable the Notebook icon in Cortana, I suggest you to check if you have enabled Cortana.

    To enable Cortana, please follow the steps below:

    • Go to Cortana.
    • Go to Settings.
    • Turn on “Cortana can give you suggestions, ideas, reminders, alerts”.

    Hope this helps.
     
    Dewdrop_, Nov 7, 2018
    #4
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