Disable Cortana without affecting search from File Explorer

[PyD]

Hello good. Please excuse my translation from Google Translate.

My question to you, is there any way or form to disable Cortana in Windows 10 without affecting the search option from File Explorer.

NTLite 1.5

 

[garlin]

Is there a reason you're asking for NTLite v1.5? (released March 2018).

Depending on your exact W10 release, Cortana is a name used for Window Search. Without Cortana, Explorer can only search the local folder and not remember files found in other locations.

 

[PyD]

Is there a reason you're asking for NTLite v1.5? (released March 2018). Depending on your specific W10 release, Cortana is a name used for the Window Search feature. Without Cortana, Explorer can only search the local folder and not remember files found in other locations.

Thanks for answering.

It is the only licensed version that I have owned for a long time.

I was trying a Free version a long time ago but it had many limited options.


Windows 10 version: 10.0.19041.3636
I use this version because my PC is old and has few resources.


Cortana reduces the little resource on my PC, that's why I want to disable it and that Windows File Explorer is the one I would use to search for any file and information.

 

[garlin]

I think you can disable web search with a reg file, without removing Cortana for local file search.

Try adding this reg file under Post-Setup (User):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search]
"CortanaConsent"=dword:00000000
"AllowSearchToUseLocation"=dword:00000000
"BingSearchEnabled"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search]
"DisableWebSearch"=dword:00000001
"ConnectedSearchUseWeb"=dword:00000000

 

[PyD]

Thanks friend, I'm going to try it and let me know here to comment if it works for me.

Thanks for your answer.

 

[PyD]

Hello good. I have modified the ISO from NTLite and I have created the new ISO and tested it from VirtualBox and it looked like this:

<image: Cortana is disabled. To use Cortana, you have to ask your administrator for permission>


I ask, is this how it should be ?
Is there a way to hide the Cortana icon in the Windows Start Bar (but using NTLite) ?

 

[garlin]

Cortana app is disabled.

Hide from taskbar: yes
Hide from Start Menu: no

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ShowCortanaButton"=dword:00000000

 

[PyD]

Thank you