How to uninstall Cortana from Windows 11

Microsoft has discontinued Cortana and if you no longer want it on your system, you can uninstall Cortana from Windows 11. Here's how to do that.

Microsoft's voice assistant Cortana is essentially dead. Since the service never took off on PCs or the ill-fated standalone Harman Kardon Invoke, you can also uninstall Cortana from Windows 11.

Starting with Windows Insider builds, the company began discontinuing the Cortana app, and a recent update is intentionally preventing the app from working.

Now, if you try to launch it, the application will show a message indicating that it is obsolete. Since Cortana is no longer supported, it won't hurt to get it out of the way by uninstalling it. See how.

Cortana app obsolete in Windows 11

Microsoft is not removing the app itself, so you must manually remove it from your system.

You can still press the Windows Keyto search for Cortanaand launch the application.

However, if you keep up to date with Windows updates, when you try to launch the Cortana app, it will display a message indicating that it has been discontinued.

If you want Cortana to continue working, you can pause the Windows 11 update and still use it until the obsolete update is installed.

How to uninstall Cortana

The process to properly remove Cortana from Windows 11 is not as simple as uninstalling other Windows apps. But you can quickly get rid of it from the command line.

To uninstall Cortana:

1. tighten Windows Key.
2. Type: PowerShell and select the Execute as administrator Start menu option.
3. Once Terminal opens, type the following command and press To type: Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.549981C3F5F10* | Remove-AppxPackage

After executing the command, Cortana will be completely removed from your system.

How to uninstall Cortana using Winget

You can also uninstall Cortana from Windows 11 using the Windows Package Manager command if you prefer.

To uninstall Cortana using Winget:

1. Open PowerShell as an administrator or run the command prompt (cmd.exe) as an administrator.
2. Type the following command and press To type: winget uninstall Cortana
3. Type: s agree to the original terms.
4. You will see a progress bar during the process, and once the command is complete, Cortana will be uninstalled from your system.

Managing apps in Windows 11

Since Cortana is no longer supported, you may want to remove it from your system to make room for useful apps. You can use any of the above options to completely uninstall it from your PC.

There are other ways to manage apps in Windows 11. For example, you may want to always run apps as an administrator. If you have legacy apps that you want to run on the new operating system, here's how to run old apps on Windows 11.

If you are troubleshooting the performance of an application or system, you may need to find the applications process ID. And for better connectivity, performance and battery life, learn how to disable background apps on your system. Not on Windows 11 yet? No problem. You can uninstall Cortana in Windows 10.