Cortana can’t be disabled in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update

http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Cortana-Feature-768x424.jpg 768w, http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Cortana-Feature-640x354.jpg 640w, http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Cortana-Feature-672x371.jpg 672w, http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Cortana-Feature.jpg 1149w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Microsoft won’t let you disable Cortana in future versions of Windows. Post-Anniversary Update, Cortana and desktop search will be functionally identical.