Related read: Fix: Cortana is not available on Windows 10. The 1st solution worked for me, and it entirely faulted on my side when I chose to disable, and enable Cortana, and it was not available in other users’ accounts. It is one of the oddest issues I have seen to date, which doesn’t have an excellent solution. Make sure the user has a Microsoft account if not, then you will have to create one so they can use Cortana. Since its a Microsoft Store app, you may want to reinstall the app from the user account who is having the problem.

4] Reinstall Cortana from the problematic user account Once installed using admin, the permission could be fixed. I know the windows key itself works, as do all the other win+shortcuts ive tried. One of the easier ways to fix this is you can uninstall Cortana using Admin account, and then reinstall it. So WIN+C doesnt work on either of my pc's to bring up cortana. 1.Press Windows + R on your system to start run command and type services.msc and hit Enter. To use Cortana, you need to get permission from your administrator.” You will definitely need an administrator’s permission to resolve this.Ĭortana is now a standalone app and can be installed from Microsoft Store. 5.Exit Task Manager and you should be able to Fix Taskbar Search Not Working in Windows 10 issue, if not then continue with the next method.

I hope these steps help you resolve the error, which says, “Cortana is disabled. It may fix any permission issue you may have with Cortana and your Windows account. Select it, and then click on Advanced Settings.

Go to Settings > Apps and locate Cortana.

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