Tag Archives: Cortana

Black Hat: Windows 10 and the Cortana vulnerability

Posted on 2018-08-10 by guenni

[German]At the current Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, security researchers showed how easy it was to use Cortana ito bypass security functions under Windows 10. Microsoft has closed (come of) the vulnerabilities. 

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Windows 10 Setup: Stuck in Cortana hell

Posted on 2017-12-10 by guenni

[German]Today a some funny blog post that points out the sufferings of an administrator who was ordered to set up a new Windows 10 system. Okay, it wasn’t one, it was 40 systems. Unexpectedly, he was trapped in a Cortana … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Version 1607: Cortana-Switch is back?

Posted on 2016-08-11 by guenni

Microsoft has disabled the option to turn off Cortana Web search in Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Now are reports that the option to disable Cortana Web search has been back. [It seems that the option is only available on some … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Anniversary Update kills Cortana (Fix)

Posted on 2016-08-04 by guenni

Some users are complaining after updating Windows 10 to version 1607 (Anniversary Update) that Cortana doesn’t work anymore. Here is a solution how to fix it.

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Cortana search in Windows 10 Version 1607 – a 2nd look

Posted on 2016-07-31 by guenni

Windows 10, Version 1607, (Anniversary Update) will change also some settings. The option to switch off Cortana in search has been removed. This observations has resulted in several web articles claiming, Cortana can’t be switched off. In a 2nd look … Continue reading →

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