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MajorGeeks.Com » Overview» Tutorials and Video Guides » How to Prevent Cortana from Running in the Background

How to Prevent Cortana from Running in the Background

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/24/2023

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Cortana is your personal productivity assistant and something many of us never use. You can easily disable Cortana from running in the background and free up resources.

Click on Start > Settings > Privacy.



Scroll down and click on Background apps on the left.

Uncheck the box next to Cortana.

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