[freedumb2003]

I have a registry hack that I run on all my new/reimaged W10 computers that disables that annoyance Cortana.

BTW: I don’t have a single W10 computer that has not had to be reset to factory after a little less than a year b/c things stop working: speakers, cameras, USB, Office programs, you name it.

I wish the B O/S had taken hold. I need Windows b/c it is the primary platform for the software I support and what I know well. But it has always been crap and W10 was crap on crap.

[minnesota_bound]

Windows 10 also ignores your preference for programs you want as default and changes them back to Microsoft programs.

Example, I prefer VLC as my movie and music player or Irfanview as my picture viewer but after a while it will revert back to less capable microsoft programs.

[Right Wing Assault]

Cortana has been off my two Win10 computers that I don't even remember how I did it. I've only had to reset each once, but it's the stupid updates that kill me. Every time they 'improve' Win10, they give me something I don't want and screw up several things I rely upon. Over the next few weeks they fix most of the bugs they built into the 'update'.

Then there are the can't-leave-well-enough-alone busybodies at Firefox who keep 'improving' it. It runs great for a few days and then it continually slows down and can't find websites. I run all the 'fixes' and they either don't work or they only last a couple days. They used to have a 'health' check that lets you see how fast Firefox takes to boot. They removed it.

Daily maintenance is the way to go.