- Jan 8, 2011
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Cortana is your clever new personal assistant!
Cortana will help you find things on your PC, manage your calendar, track packages, find files, chat with you, and tell jokes. The more you use Cortana, the more personalized your experience will be.
To get started, type a question in the search box on the taskbar. Or select the microphone icon and talk to Cortana. Here are some things you can say to Cortana:
To get started, type a question in the search box on the taskbar. Or select the microphone icon and talk to Cortana. Here are some things you can say to Cortana:
- How old are you?
- Tell me a joke.
- Show me the latest NBA scores.
- How many calories in a boiled egg?
- Put swimming on my calendar for tomorrow.
- Change my 3 PM event to 4.
- What's happening this weekend?
1. Yes - I use Hey Cortana, Find Flight in Messages, Taskbar Tidbits
For the best experience of Cortana on Windows 10, it allows personalised experience, voice activation "Hey Cortana", permission-based access to your Location, Messaging, Speech and Typing.
Taskbar Tidbits allows Cortana to use the Search box to display text-based thoughts and greetings - a fun feature!
Taskbar Tidbits allows Cortana to use the Search box to display text-based thoughts and greetings - a fun feature!
2. Yes - I use basic Cortana and Search
If you use Cortana's Search, without "Hey Cortana's Getting To Know You" (Speech, inking and typing is disabled). You may or may not use (Fun) Taskbar Tidbits.
3. No - I have Cortana hidden (disabled)
If you have Cortana Hidden from the Taskbar. Disabling Cortana does not delete the date stored on Bing.com. nor uninstalled from Windows 10.
4. No - Cortana is not available in my country
If it's not yet available in your region. Please note, Search will work without Cortana.
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