Cortana, OneDrive, TouchLockScreen, biometrics and telephony are, for me, totally useless functions. If you own Windows 10 and like me, you want to get rid of it, here is the procedure to follow.
Disable Cortana on Windows 10
It is very simple. Here is the procedure going through the registry :
- Make the combination of the keys "Windows + R", type "regedit.exe" in the window that appears and click "OK".
- Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Windows Search
- Right-click on "AllowCortana" and select "Edit" and assign it the value "0".
- All you have to do is restart Windows.
I put at your disposal a script which will allow you to carry out the procedure above automatically and simply:
- Download the file.
- Unzip the archive.
- Right click on this file and choose "Install" or "Merge".
Disable Telephony Service
- Make the combination of the keys "Windows + R", type "regedit.exe" in the window that appears and click "OK".
- Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ TapiSrv
- Right-click on "Start" and select "Edit" and assign it a value of "4".
- All you have to do is restart Windows.
I put at your disposal a script which will allow you to carry out the procedure above automatically and simply:
- Download the file.
- Unzip the archive.
- Right click on this file and choose "Install" or "Merge".
Disable the Biometrics service
- Make the combination of the keys "Windows + R", type "regedit.exe" in the window that appears and click "OK".
- Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ WbioSrvc
- Right-click on "Start" and select "Edit" and assign it a value of "4".
- All you have to do is restart Windows.
I put at your disposal a script which will allow you to carry out the procedure above automatically and simply:
- Download the file.
- Unzip the archive.
- Right click on this file and choose "Install" or "Merge".
Disable TouchLockScreen service
- Make the combination of the keys "Windows + R", type "regedit.exe" in the window that appears and click "OK".
- Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Personalization
- Right-click on "NoLockScreen" and select "Edit" and assign it a value of "1".
- All you have to do is restart Windows.
I put at your disposal a script which will allow you to carry out the procedure above automatically and simply:
- Download the file.
- Unzip the archive.
- Right click on this file and choose "Install" or "Merge".
How to get rid of One Drive under Windows 10?
To uninstall it:
- You must open a command prompt window in administrator mode.
- Paste the following code:
- You must open a command prompt window in administrator mode.
- Paste the following code:
@echo offcls
set x86="%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\OneDriveSetup.exe"
set x64="%SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\OneDriveSetup.exe"
taskkill /f /im OneDrive.exe > NUL 2>&1
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 > NUL 2>&1
if exist %x64% (
%x64% /uninstall
) else (
%x86% /uninstall
) ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 > NUL 2>&1
rd "%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive" /Q /S > NUL 2>&1
rd "C:\OneDriveTemp" /Q /S > NUL 2>&1
rd "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\OneDrive" /Q /S > NUL 2>&1
rd "%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft OneDrive" /Q /S > NUL 2>&1
REG DELETE "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f > NUL 2>&1
REG DELETE "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}" /f > NUL 2>&1
pauseDisable Tracking Services
To do this:
- You must open a command prompt window in administrator mode.
- Paste the following code:
- You must open a command prompt window in administrator mode.
- Paste the following code:
sc delete DiagTracksc delete dmwappushservice
echo "" > C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\ETLLogs\AutoLogger\AutoLogger-Diagtrack-Listener.etl
