How to uninstall Cortana on Windows 11

• To uninstall Cortana from Windows 11, open Settings > Apps > Installed Apps, click the menu button for “Cortana,” and choose “Uninstall.”
• Alternatively, open PowerShell (admin) and run the “Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.549981C3F5F10* | Remove-AppxPackage” command.
• Also, you can remove Cortana from Command Prompt (admin) using the “winget uninstall –id 9NFFX4SZZ23L” command.

UPDATED 12/14/2023: On Windows 11, you can uninstall Cortana, and in this guide, you will learn how. Cortana is the digital assistant Microsoft originally envisioned for Windows users to help with everyday tasks and answer questions that otherwise take users longer to complete. However, the feature never became popular among users as a result of competition from Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple Siri, and now Copilot, which led the company to abandon the project. The feature still works on Windows 11 but with limited functionality.

Microsoft has confirmed that it will be ending its support for Cortana for Windows 11 and 10 before the end of 2023. Since the assistant will no longer be available, it’s now quite easy to uninstall Cortana from the Settings app, Windows Package Manager, and PowerShell.

In this guide, I will teach you the steps to completely remove Cortana from Windows 11.

• Uninstall Cortana on Windows 11 from Settings
• Uninstall Cortana on Windows 11 from Command Prompt
• Uninstall Cortana on Windows 11 from PowerShell

Uninstall Cortana on Windows 11 from Settings

To uninstall Cortana on Windows 11 from the Settings app, use these steps:

1. Open Settings.

2. Click on Apps.

3. Click the Installed Apps tab.

4. Select the Cortana app.

5. Click the three-dots menu button on the right and choose the Uninstall option.

   

6. Click the Uninstall option again.

Once you complete the steps, the digital assistant will be uninstalled from your computer.

Uninstall Cortana on Windows 11 from Command Prompt

To remove Cortana with the winget command, use these steps:

1. Open Start.

2. Search for Command Prompt (or PowerShell), right-click the top result, and click the Run as administrator option.

3. Type the following command to uninstall Cortana and press Enter:

   winget uninstall cortana

   

After you complete the steps, the digital assistant will be removed from Windows 11.

If you change your mind or the feature is missing for a different reason, it’s possible to reinstall Cortana from the Microsoft Store or use the winget tool running the winget install --id 9NFFX4SZZ23L command.

Uninstall Cortana on Windows 11 from PowerShell

To remove Cortana completely from Windows 11, use these steps:

1. Open Start on Windows 11.

2. Search for PowerShell, right-click the top result, and click the Run as administrator option.

3. Type the following command to uninstall Cortana on Windows 11 and press Enter:

   Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.549981C3F5F10* | Remove-AppxPackage

   

4. (Optional) Type the following command to remove the digital assistant for all users and press Enter:

   Get-appxpackage -allusers *Microsoft.549981C3F5F10* | Remove-AppxPackage

Once you complete the steps, the PowerShell command will permanently remove Cortana from Windows 11.

Update December 14, 2023: This guide has been updated to ensure accuracy and reflect new changes in the process.