There are two ways to disable Cortana, as outlined by Windows Latest. But giving power back to the users? We're all in favor for these new options, which let you either uninstall the assistant's app or brave the command line to remove it like you're clearing gunk from the gutters. This feature is welcome news, as Windows 10 headlines continue to be more about frustrating updates that lead to bugs that crash systems and break functionality. How to uninstall Microsoft Edge and stop it reinstalling.Back up your system data with our best cloud storage guide.So, when you set up a new Windows 11 PC for the first time, you won't hear that annoying voice chime in with phrases such as 'A little sign-in there, a touch of Wi-Fi there.' And so we've now got instructions for how to enable and disable Cortana in Windows 11. Whether they're surrendering territory to Alexa, Google Assistant and (possibly?) Siri is a question to be answered another day: we've got complete instructions for both regular folks and power users alike, to help you uninstall Cortana to your liking.Īnd now that Windows 11 is out, we can now confirm you have to enable Cortana in the new OS, as it isn't on by default.