Cortana bypassed passwords to browse sites on locked PCs

AI-powered smart assistants have become the newest weapons tech companies have in the market. For some people, they are life-changing and habit-forming. For others, they are mere curiosities. But for a certain group of tech-savvy users, they are opportunities to hack into devices. Two Israeli security researchers have come across a way to download malware onto a Windows PC, even when it’s locked. All because Cortana might have been too helpful to give users, whether its own or others, a helping hand.

https://www.slashgear.com/cortana-bypassed-passwords-to-browses-sites-on-locked-pcs-06522461/ 

I used a registry key and Search still works locally on the machine.

https://www.howtogeek.com/265027/how-to-disable-cortana-in-windows-10/

Good read. There is one way to disable Cortana under group policy, however, windows search will get donked in the process.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/2a2175fd-a3fd-4509-946a-dea31c73087b/disabled-cortana-using-group-policy-in-windows-10-now-search-is-not-working?forum=win10itprogeneral

Cheers