Microsoft Reinstalled Cortana With Latest Update

Microsoft reinstalled Cortana with latest update

Look through the list of apps the latest update reinstalled apps that i removed 4 months ago.

 

2026-05 Security Update (KB5089549)

this was forced.

 

In which OS version was this? It didn't happen here.

 

Here either. Hmmm, Cortana is not in the change log for KB5089549.

Also, https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/cortana/end-of-support-for-cortana

 

Cortana was reinstalled as well.

I had uninstall it again.

New Microsoft teams was all so reinstalled.

Windows 11 25h2

In the last two updates.It had to been one of these 3...All those apps i removed were reinstalled.

2026-04 Preview Update (KB5083631) (26200.8328)
Successfully installed on ‎5/‎9/‎2026
or
2026-05 Security Update (KB5089549) (26200.8457)
Successfully installed on ‎5/‎13/‎2026

2026-05 .NET Framework Security Update (KB5087051)
Successfully installed on ‎5/‎13/‎2026

Am i getting sick of this.

I think it was this one Xbox mode is new.It was not on my system.
https://pureinfotech.com/kb5089549-windows-11-may-2026-update/

I don't have a Xbox so why do i need these services...I don't.

It should be optional.

 

ZTHELPER is a new service delete.

new WSAIFabricSvc

 

Open an elevated Powershell, run this Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 | Remove-AppxPackage Hit Enter.

After this, you should never have to worry about Cortana again.