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The website address shared doesn’t work unless you add a “ - so type this: ĭon’t miss Tech+ and sign up for the future newsletter at dpo.st/mailbag (I’m shooting for a mid April launch). UPDATE: In the Tech+ Q&A from March 13 ( Are targeted ads bugging you? Here’s how to opt out), this update goes to readers who unsuccessfully tried to change their Google Chrome settings to limit targeted ads. Microsoft even has directions at dpo.st/cortanaprivacy. If that is a bit worrisome, you can tweak privacy settings on Cortana. To help you the most, it wants to know everything you search for and it needs access to your calendar, e-mail, messages, etc. The main thing to be aware of when it comes to Cortana is that it’s a helper tool from Microsoft. However, its memory use dwindled to about 0.1 MB from about 60 MB. But Cortana still showed up among the processes running on my Windows 10 machine (spotted by opening the Task Manager). You just don’t see Cortana, only a search bar. This actually doesn’t completely rid the machine of Cortana. You’ll get a visual cue as to what is using the most memory and CPU power.īut you can “disable” it by following these instructions on ZDNet: /article/windows-10-tip-turn-off-cortana-completely Under “Processes,” sort by “Memory” so the heaviest user is at the top (sort by clicking the title of the memory tab). Push the Control+Alt+Delete buttons to get to the Windows Task Manager. But we can check what program is eating up more than its fair share of memory or processing power. Memory, processor (and its speed) are very important.Īt this point however, it’s too late to bemoan your purchase. Usually it’s some processor-hogging software.īut… have you already compared the hardware inside the two machines? All-in-one PCs are not necessarily more powerful than an older tower. Sluggishness could be due a number of things. Is he correct and if so is there a way to shut it off and increase my speed? - Frank Vigil At dinner with a much more computer savvy friend I mentioned this and he (attributed) it to “Cortana” running in the background even if you are not using it. During setup of my new computer I did not activate this feature. After a couple of months I feel that it runs much slower than my old tower that had Vista. Q: I recently purchased a new Dell all-in-one personal computer with Windows 10. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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