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Cortana Keeps Popping Up: How to Stop in 5 Steps
Disabling Cortana is often a fast fix
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Apps acting as they should is essential for the best experience on your PC. So when Cortana keeps popping up, it reduces the value you get from your computer. While Cortana is undoubtedly a great addition to what Windows 10 already offers, no one wants it all over the place all the time.
This guide will walk you through some triggers for this problem and the best possible solutions. You may also read our other guide if Cortana is not working on your device.
Why is Cortana constantly popping up?
Over time, users have highlighted some of the causes for this problem with Cortana, and here are the top triggers we have been able to gather:
This post will show you how to stop Cortana from popping up when scrollingand get rid of it forever. Let’s get started.
What can I do if Cortana keeps popping up?
Before going into these fixes, we recommend you unplug your keyboard and other peripherals, as they may trigger this Cortana problem.
1. Turn off Hey Cortana hot word detection
2. Disable Cortana on the lock screen
After this, check if Cortana keeps popping up.
3. Modify your registry
After doing that, check if Cortana keeps popping up. If you can’t find any DWORDs or the path from Step 2, this solution doesn’t apply to you so that you can skip it.
4. Disable Cortana
5. Reset Cortana
If Cortana keeps popping up, these methods will fix your problem, as they already have for countless others over the internet.
Let us know how these instructions worked out for you in our comments!
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Madalina Dinita
Networking & Security Specialist
Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer.
She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.
Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.
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Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.
