An era is gone: Microsoft has disabled Cortana in Windows 10

Following Windows 11

Microsoft has released a fresh update that disables the Cortana voice assistant in Windows 10. It is already available in the Release Preview channel, which precedes the release for all users. 

The move comes shortly after Microsoft turned off the digital assistant in Windows 11. Instead, the company is banking on its new AI-powered solution, Windows Copilot. 

An era is gone: Microsoft has disabled Cortana in Windows 10

As a reminder, Cortana is the voice assistant of the Windows Phone era that debuted on Windows 10 desktops. Cortana was Microsoft’s answer to Siri in 2014. At one time, Microsoft even published a series of commercials aimed at criticizing Apple’s voice assistant.