Hi JM,
Here's how you can disable Cortana:
From: David Ferrin
***
Follow these steps to turn off Cortana in Windows 10
It is actually pretty straightforward to disable Cortana, in fact, there
are
two ways to do this task. The first option is by launching Cortana from
the
search bar on the taskbar. Then, from the left pane click the settings
button, and under "Cortana" (the first option) and slide the pill switch
to
the Off position.
The second option is by launching the Settings app and on Privacy, go to
Speech, inking, & typing, and click Stop getting to know me.
David Ferrin
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement. In the
end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
----- Original Message -----
From: JM Casey
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2017 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws & Win10 Latest
I have Win 10 "pro", which seems to have more configurability than the
home
edition.
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of Joseph Lee
Sent: December 31, 2017 5:16 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws & Win10 Latest
Hi,
Depends. Under some circumstances, Cortana can be turned off (but for
enterprises), whereas it can't be done for consumers.
Cheers,
Joseph
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of JM Casey
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2017 2:03 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws & Win10 Latest
Ah, thanks for that. You always post useful information here. So I guess
the
registry entry "Enablecortana" (can't remember the actual entry, but it's
something like that) set to 0 no longer does anything? I noticed it's
always
running now and yeah, there doesn't seem anything to be done about it. I
guess it's harmless. Haha
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of Joseph Lee
Sent: December 30, 2017 6:51 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws & Win10 Latest
Hi,
Whenever you move away from a universal app, it'll be suspended. A small
piece of the app will continue to run in the background if told to do so.
As
for this affecting startup, I don't know for sure.
As for Cortana: until a few years ago, you could disable Cortana
altogether.
Now you can't: some found out that if you did disable Cortana from an
earlier Windows 10 release, enabling it in recent releases is hard, and
for
some, requiring a system reset. Cortana has become a part of Windows 10
that
cannot be separated easily (at least for majority of users), as it now
powers search experience (including online search capability in Start menu
in Version 1709). These days, Cortana has become more proactive to a point
where it'll offer to save things that might interest you (called
"collections", which will make its debut in 2018).
Cheers,
Joseph
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of JM Casey
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2017 3:36 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws & Win10 Latest
Hey Joseph.
I don't have the problem posted above, but thanks for posting this
explanation anyway. So, I have found this setting about background-running
apps and unchecked the box. Does this mean they will essentially open and
close as standard desktop programmes do? Does this affect apps loaded into
the background at startup? For example, I always see cortana nowadays in
my
task manager, even though I do not use it and in fact modified the
registry
to disable it.
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of Joseph Lee
Sent: December 29, 2017 9:35 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws & Win10 Latest
Hi,
Real reason: they are windows for universal apps. When you close a
universal
app (such as Skype UWP, Cortana, Microsoft Store and what not) on Windows
10, they will still run. The technical term for this is called "app
suspension" (introduced in Windows 8.x) where the app window will appear
to
have closed but are in fact suspended.
The JAWS window list command (JAWS Key+F10) lists top-level windows on
screen, including windows for universal apps. The "true" ways to close
universal apps are via Task Manager or going to
Settings/Privacy/Background
and preventing apps from running in the background.
Also, someone suggested (here or somewhere) to use msconfig. No, this
method
won't work on universal apps at all. There will come a time in 2018 where
you can open Settings app to control which apps start on startup,
including
universal apps.
Cheers,
Joseph
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of Mike B.
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 6:26 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws & Win10 Latest
Hi John,
I've been through msconfig, background apps, Taskbar settings, & I've
turned
off a lot of things, but all that crap still shows up in the Jaws Task
List
dialogue. Thank you very much for your reply, & a very happy New Year to
all.
----- Original Message -----
From: John R. Vaughn
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws & Win10 Latest
Mike, in the run dialogue box, type "msconfig". In the startup tab, I
suspect you have a lot of "crap"(your words) and uncheck the items as you
down arrow through the list of startup items. About all I leave checked
in
the start up dialogue is Jaws. Everything else you can start as needed.
Hope this helps.
John in sunny southwest florida
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of Mike B.
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 2:36 PM
To: Jaws-Users List
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Jaws & Win10 Latest
Hi All,
Running J16 thru J2018 & Widows 10 latest. Whenever I invoke the, Insert
/
Jaws key + F10, keystroke to open the Jaws task list dialogue I have the
following listed / showing:
Cortana On Top
Main Menu On Top
Microsoft Store
Maximized Microsoft Store Restored
MicrosoftR WindowsR Operating System On Top
OneNote Maximized
OneNote Restored
Settings Maximized
Settings Restored
Start On Top
Windows Shell Experience Host On Top
Windows Shell Experience Host Restored
My question, how do I stop all the above crap from showing?! This is
really
irritating!
All help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much. A very happy &
prosperous New Year to all.
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool.
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