It&#x27;s no longer possible to rid Windows 10 of Cortana without breaking the start menu and search bar: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;superuser.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;949569&#x2F;can-i-completely-disable-cortana-on-windows-10" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;superuser.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;949569&#x2F;can-i-completely-disab...</a><p>I recently tried to remove Cortana, because I personally find voice search worse than useless. I don&#x27;t want my start menu searches being sent to MSFT. SteamOS for gaming can&#x27;t come soon enough.