You can’t turn off Cortana in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.

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      MICROSOFT Corp. 081466849 MSFT; CORTANA Corp.
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the decision by technology company Microsoft to eliminate the option to switch off the personal digital assistant Cortana in Windows 10 Home and Pro operating system (OS). Topics include the declaration by Microsoft that the search box on the Windows 10 Anniversary Update is Cortana, the procedure for limiting Cortana's capabilities such as making it deaf to the sound of the user's voice, and the option to use a third-party system search utility to get rid of Cortana.