How to Turn Off Cortana Running as a Startup Task on Windows 10?

Cortana is a personal productivity assistant developed by Microsoft used to give assistance on various matters such as scheduling a meeting, setting reminders, alarms etc. It uses the Bing search engine to perform its job on Windows 10 such as answering questions of the user etc. The services of Cortana are available in various language editions such as English, Portuguese, German, Japanese, French, Italian etc. based on the platform of software and the country where it is used.

Cortana serves various interesting and useful features for the users, but there are a handful of users who found this uninteresting and annoying. They are those who don’t want this new chat feature to automatically pop-out at the Startup. This chat feature is included in the latest update of Cortana.

Here is how to disable Cortana chat feature to automatically running at the Startup as there are several ways to disable it:

Disabling Cortana from Startup Settings

It’s the easiest method to deactivate Cortana appearing at Startup Tasks. To do so, follow these guidelines to do the same:

• First of all, tap the Windows key and “I” button on your keyboard simultaneously to expand the Settings application.
• After that, hit the Apps section and then press the Startup tab there.
• Now, a list of startup Task apps will display on your screen, and Cortana will be there in a listed form. Then, you have to turn it instantly.
• Exit from the available window.

Disabling Cortana Chat Box Using Advanced Options

This procedure is also straightforward to deactivate the Chat feature of Cortana appearing at Startup Bar. It can be done through the Advanced Options located in the Settings page:

• In the beginning, tap Window + I keys altogether to expand the Settings page.
• Then, navigate to the “Apps” section and then hit the “Apps and Features tab.”
• Now search the Cortana from the available listing. Check the relevant box associated with Cortana.
• Next, press the option “Advanced” once the Cortana Chatbox option launches.
• Go to the app permissions section and then hit the “Runs at login.” Then turn the feature to off.
• Finally, get an exit from the Settings window.

How to Turn off Cortana Chat Box via Taskmanager

Below are the mentioned guidelines to turn off Cortana Running as a Startup Task. Follow these to turn off Cortana Chatbox:

• At the start, launch Task Manager by hitting three keys simultaneously: Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys. Alternatively, apply right-click on any blank space of the taskbar and then press the Task Manager option there.
• In case the Task Manager launches as a shrunk view, you can launch it by tapping the More details arrow key.
• Navigate towards the Startup option.
• Search for the Cortana from the available listing. Then select it and after that apply right-click on it.
• You will be able to view the option that says “Deactivate.” Then select the same.

Source : Startup Task on Windows 10