Policy

Allow Cortana

This policy setting specifies whether Cortana is allowed on the device. If you enable or don't configure this setting, Cortana will be allowed on the device. If you disable this setting, Cortana will be turned off. When Cortana is off, users will still be able to use search to find things on the device.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / Search
Policy IDfb5fe88baf0b
Internal nameAllowCortana

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\AllowCortana (enabled) = 1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\AllowCortana (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting specifies whether Cortana is allowed on the device. If you enable or don't configure this setting, Cortana will be allowed on the device. If you disable this setting, Cortana will be turned off. When Cortana is off, users will still be able to use search to find things on the device.

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