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Works a charm, and I've also used it to disable a number of other annoying processes. Thanks!
– ArtOfCode
Commented Aug 2, 2015 at 20:32
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Technically this works, but Windows Automatic Repair will fix it if you ever have a bad boot, and Windows Update might restore Cortana. I don't suggest modifying system files just to remove a feature. It may also have unintended side effects, such as other programs that depend on Cortana code to provide some functionality (I'm not aware of any such dependency, but I wouldn't risk it).
– phyrfox
Commented Aug 3, 2015 at 1:55
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Rather than posting a duplicate of your answer from July, you should simply vote to close as duplicate.
– T.J. Crowder
Commented Aug 3, 2015 at 10:02
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@T.J.Crowder Well actually I edited that answer after posting this one. My old answer on that question was a lot simpler and you can see the Original Answer.
– MC10
Commented Aug 3, 2015 at 11:21
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Which is great! And +1 on that answer. Nice one improving it even further over the original. But it doesn't change the fact that this question is a dupe and should have been closed as one. If you really wanted to also post an answer, I'd make it a CW linking to the (updated) answer and vote-to-close.
– T.J. Crowder
Commented Aug 3, 2015 at 11:23

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like so
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```python
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