... every time I open Cortana?! - I updated to 1903 ... How can I stop that intro talking? and where do I search by typing since it seems gone?
Go to: Settings>Privacy>Speech Disable online Speech recognition ------------------------------------------------------- ......you can remove the Cortana button to the right of the search box. Right-click the taskbar and uncheck “Show Cortana button” from the menu that appears.
What annoys me most is that Cortana tells me what I can read there "I can learn to understand..." eVeRy time I open it!? WTF? I read that Search has been separated from Cortana hence it's no use for me any longer - hence removed the Cortana icon!