How to Uninstall Cortana in Windows 10

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Cortana is a virtual assistant developed by Microsoft, which uses the Bing search engine to perform tasks such as setting reminders and answering questions for the user. Sadly, Powerful and convenient as it seems,  it's not available in all regions/countries. So some users may want to uninstall it.
With the May 2020 Update taking effect, Windows 10 now considers Cortana an app, which means users can delete it at will, but they can't delete it in a usual way. Instead, they should use PowerShell and take the following steps to do that:

Step 1: Right-click on the Start Menu button at the lower-left corner and select Windows PowerShell (Admin) option.

Right-click on Start Menu

Step 2: Click Yes on the user account control prompt.

PowerShell

Step 3: In the PowerShell window, enter the following command and hit the Enter key.

To remove Cortana from the current user:

Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 | Remove-AppxPackage

To remove Cortana from all user accounts on your PC:

Get-appxpackage -allusers Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 | Remove-AppxPackage

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