Cortana and Copilot are helpful tools for everyday computer users, but they are not ideal for realtime court reporting. These features rely on cloud services and background processing that can slow down your system, even when you are not actively using them.

What Cortana and Copilot Do in the Background

When these features are enabled, they often:

• Listen for voice activation
• Send information to cloud services
• Provide suggestions and recommendations
• Run background tasks even when closed

All of this uses CPU and memory. These are the same resources your realtime software needs to stay fast and accurate.

Why This Matters for Court Reporters

Realtime writing requires a clean, distraction-free system. Cloud assistants can introduce small delays that affect:

• Dragon and Speechmatics accuracy
• CAT software responsiveness
• Overall system stability

Even tiny interruptions can cause hesitation, dropped words, or lag during realtime work.

Why We Disable Them

Disabling Cortana and Copilot ensures your laptop stays focused on your realtime tasks instead of cloud-based features. This helps keep your system:

• Faster
• More stable
• More predictable

Bottom line: Turning off these assistants improves speed, accuracy, and overall realtime performance.