IIRC this only affects Cyanogen OS and not CyanogenMod.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.androidcentral.com&#x2F;difference-between-cyanogen-os-and-cyanogenmod" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.androidcentral.com&#x2F;difference-between-cyanogen-os...</a><p>So, you should be able to avoid Cortana by using CyanogenMod instead.