Microsoft recently released the Win11 Build 25905 preview update for Windows Insider members of the Canary channel. One of the highlights is to allow users to uninstall the Cortana voice assistant more easily.
Microsoft previously announced that the Windows standalone application of the Cortana voice assistant will stop support at the end of the year, and it will not affect other platform versions, such as Outlook mobile version, Teams mobile version, etc.
As early as 2014, Microsoft began testing the Cortana virtual assistant. The name comes from the artificial intelligence in the game “Halo” series, and then Cortana was pre-installed in Windows Phone and Windows 10 systems.
However, with Microsoft’s strategic change, Cortana is gradually unbundled from personal user computers and becomes part of the Microsoft 365 office scene.
Here are three ways to delete Cortana in the Win11 system:
Stable Win11 system (also applies to Win10):
Start Terminal as an administrator, and then enter the “widget uninstall Cortana” command (without double quotes), and press Enter, then enter Y and press Enter according to the prompt.
In Win11 Build 25905 Preview:
Open the Start menu, find and right-click Cortana in the list of all apps, select Uninstall and confirm the action.
In other Canary channels, Win11 builds:
Launch the Settings app and go to Installed Apps > Apps, find Cortana and click the button with three dots next to it, select Uninstall and confirm the action.
