Allow Cortana above lock screen
- Policy ID
- AllowCortanaAboveLock
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Search
Description
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.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- AllowCortanaAboveLockREG_DWORD