

If you’re e-mailing your question, please add “Mailbag” to the subject line. See past Tech+ answers or ask your own tech question on the same page. 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. There are a number of possible causes of this problem: Cortana settings, mouse and touchpad settings, and other similar reasons. If Windows 10's Cortana is slowing down your PC, here's how to limit its stranglehold Many users have reported that Cortana continually pops up every few minutes, and usually without any particular reason or being called.
