How to Disable Cortana in Windows 10's Anniversary Update

Did You Know? A “Quaker gun” is a deception tactic that was common in warfare during the 18th and 19th centuries wherein defending soldiers would paint logs black to give the illusion that they were real cannons. The name is derived from the nickname for the Religious Society of Friends (or “Quakers”) and their religious opposition to war and violence. Geek Trivia 1816 Is Known As “The Year Without A Summer” Because Of Events Triggered By? Civil War → Locusts → Volcanic Eruption → Plague Outbreaks → Advertisement Download Decision Making For Dummies (FREE for a limited time!) A $17.99 Value Designed for managers, business owners, and anyone else who makes tough decisions on a daily basis, this guide helps you figure out if the decisions you're making are the right ones. Click here to download Want to Change Your Email Preferences? 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Read This Article → How to Prioritize Notifications in the Windows 10 Action Center Windows 10’s Action Center finally brought you a central location for all your notifications to Windows. With the Anniversary Update of Windows 10, you can now set priorities for applications so they are grouped in the Action Center just the way you want. Read This Article → How to Control Your Mac From Your iPhone or iPad Need to adjust something on your Mac, but it’s all the way on the other side of the house? You don’t need to get off the couch: your Mac’s built-in screen sharing works great with your iPhone or iPad, and it’s a snap to set up. Read This Article → Is It Safe to Clean Computer Cables in a Dishwasher? Having spare computer cables on hand is always a good idea, but what do you do when you have suddenly inherited a very large collection of cables that need cleaning? Can you safely clean them using a dishwasher? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answers to a curious, cable-rich reader’s questions. Read This Article → How to Disable Cortana in Windows 10’s Anniversary Update Microsoft doesn’t want you to disable Cortana. You used to be able to turn Cortana off in Windows 10, but Microsoft removed that easy toggle switch in the Anniversary Update. But you can still disable Cortana via a registry hack or group policy setting. This transforms the Cortana box into a “Search Windows” tool for local application and file searches. Read This Article → How to Use Your iPhone or iPad as an Apple TV Remote The Apple TV remote can easily get lost in between the couch cushions, but thanks to the Apple TV Remote app for iPhone and iPad, you’ll always have a backup ready and waiting. Here’s how to set up the app and begin using your iOS device as an Apple TV remote. Read This Article → How to Get a One-Click Summary of Long-Winded Documents on macOS Are you verbose and protracted? Do you have a friend who’s just a bit too long-winded and rambling in their writings? Summarizing long documents on macOS is a concise way to get to the point with a minimum of time and effort. Read This Article → How to Access Dropbox and Other Cloud Storage Directly from Chrome OS’ File Manager Google has done an excellent job of baking its own cloud service, Google Drive, into the Chrome OS file manager. If you use Drive for most of your cloud needs, then it feels like native storage on a a Chrome OS device. But if you use something else, like Dropbox or network attached storage, things don’t seem so clean. Here's how to add those directly to the file manager in Chrome OS so you can navigate them quickly and easily. Read This Article → How to Prevent Firefox from Exiting When You Close the Last Tab By default, when you close the last open tab in Firefox, the entire browser closes. If you'd rather be able to close the web page on the last open tab without closing Firefox, there's a simple setting you can disable. Read This Article → How to Limit OneDrive’s Allowed Transfer Speed Microsoft OneDrive is a pretty solid cloud storage offering, and it’s deeply integrated into Windows. Not only does it do a good job syncing folders, it also allows you to remotely fetch files on your PC. OneDrive can be a bit of a network bandwidth hog, but with the Anniversary Update of Windows 10, you can now set transfer speed limits. Read This Article → What’s New in Windows 10’s Anniversary Update Windows 10’s second big update, dubbed the “Anniversary Update”, is finally here. This is a huge update that touches every corner of the operating system. It includes many, many more changes than the November update did. Read This Article → Advertisement Download Decision Making For Dummies (FREE for a limited time!) A $17.99 Value Designed for managers, business owners, and anyone else who makes tough decisions on a daily basis, this guide helps you figure out if the decisions you're making are the right ones. Click here to download