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Taskbar > Context menu > Cortana > ( Hidden / Show icon / Show search box )
by eiji 9y ago
Taskbar > Context menu > Cortana > ( Hidden / Show icon / Show search box )
- capitalF 9y agoA better option is to open "gpedit.msc", then open "Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components" Then spend an afternoon going through each option, setting enabled/disabled for everything you don't want or don't recognize. You can easily disable entire subsystems like Cortana, tips, telemetry, camera, biometrics, error reporting, games, Homegroup, Defender, Windows Store, and a whole bunch of other garbage.
- thro1111111 9y agoDo they stay deactivated even after updates?
- mattmanser 9y agoYes, because they're intended for corporate IT to use.
- saiya-jin 9y agolast time I checked with people suffering from Windows 10, the shit still keeps annoying them, even after all is disabled. something changed on that front?
- fwn 9y agoCrudely, gpedit.msc needs to be installed by hand in the home version of windows 10. So, this should work - but only in the pro Version.
- Mithaldu 9y agoWhich is priced the same as the home version if you buy it via other vendors.
- inetknght 9y agoUnfortunately I've had Windows 10 turn OneDrive integration back on even after disabling it. That was literally the nail in the coffin for me; I've since uninstalled Windows 10. I'm still using Windows 7 for games. Anything else is done on Linux. When 7 goes end-of-life, I'll be 100% Linux.
- Qwertious 9y ago"I'm still using Windows 7 for games." I've heard this setup be described as a Wintendo. Not sure why, but that cracks me up.
- Terr_ 9y agoI'm thinking of making my next desktop with a support for giving a virtual Windows machine access to a video card -- near native performance, but Linux for the host OS.
- inetknght 9y agoYup, I'd strongly consider something similar. But I'd have to seriously consider the security implications: giving Windows access to the graphics card could end up being more hassle than it's worth. GPUs' memory management isn't exactly security friendly. -> https://arxiv.org/pdf/1305.7383.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/1305.7383.pdf
- quaffapint 9y agoOr the free O&O ShutUp10 tool provides a nice GUI to edit a lot of these settings (no more Cortana integration is one)... https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
- digi_owl 9y agoAfter having mainlined Linux for so long i kinda forget how closed source platforms keep producing these seemingly magical utilities for tweaking all manner of things. But then i get myself thinking of Gnome, and how i have seen similar tools sprout for tweaking it in recent years...
- SippinLean 9y agoJust include disabling it in the script you run after install https://gist.github.com/alirobe/7f3b34ad89a159e6daa1 https://gist.github.com/alirobe/7f3b34ad89a159e6daa1
- CydeWeys 9y agoThis may work for highly technical users who also don't mind putting lots of configuration work into their Windows OS, but for the rest of 99.9% of home users out there, it doesn't help.