📜 VBScript (WSH)
Check "Disable Cortana" Status (VBScript)
Reads the registry value behind the "Disable Cortana" tweak to confirm whether it's applied.
CheckDisableCortanaStatus.vbs
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' CheckDisableCortanaStatus.vbs
'
' Checks whether "Disable Cortana" is currently applied.
'
' Usage: cscript CheckDisableCortanaStatus.vbs
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Option Explicit
Dim objShell, currentValue
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
On Error Resume Next
currentValue = objShell.RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\AllowCortana")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
WScript.Echo "'AllowCortana' is not set (using the Windows default)."
Else
WScript.Echo "Current value of 'AllowCortana': " & currentValue
End If
On Error Goto 0