Policy

Allow Cortana above lock screen

This policy setting determines whether or not the user can interact with Cortana using speech while the system is locked. If you enable or don’t configure this setting, the user can interact with Cortana using speech while the system is locked. If you disable this setting, the system will need to be unlocked for the user to interact with Cortana using speech.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / Search
Policy ID155daa486620
Internal nameAllowCortanaAboveLock

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\AllowCortanaAboveLock (enabled) = 1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\AllowCortanaAboveLock (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting determines whether or not the user can interact with Cortana using speech while the system is locked. If you enable or don’t configure this setting, the user can interact with Cortana using speech while the system is locked. If you disable this setting, the system will need to be unlocked for the user to interact with Cortana using speech.

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