Microsoft confirmed Friday what PCWorld’s testing has already discovered: Cortana’s transition to an app in the upcoming Windows 10 20H1 release comes with some big, fundamental limitations. That ...

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Q: I recently purchased a new Dell all-in-one personal computer with Windows 10. After a couple of months I feel that it runs much slower than my old tower that had Vista. At dinner with a much more ...

She was modeled after real-life personal assistants. She is the product of two years of work, and a large team of scientists and product managers. She has video game origins. She is Microsoft's ...

You can turn off Cortana in Windows 10 through the Settings menu by taking away its ability to respond to your voice. Cortana is Microsoft's personal digital assistant, built into Windows 10. It ...

If modern virtual assistants were as awesome as this fan-built Cortana device, maybe we'd be more into having them on display in our homes. Since Siri came onto the scene in 2011, many companies have ...

Hey, Cortana: You’re supposed to be making life simpler—at least, when helping people use Microsoft’s Windows Phone and Windows 10. But noooo. Microsoft just had to muck things up. In a Tuesday blog ...

Jen Taylor will reprise her role as Cortana in the nine-episode Halo TV series being produced for Showtime, IGN reports. Natascha McElhone (Designated Survivor, Solaris) was originally signed on to ...

Halo Season 2 has brought in a different-looking Cortana and fans wish to know why that is the case. Who plays the character in the latest season? Here’s all you need to know. While Jen Taylor ...

Only a few years ago, Microsoft hoped that Cortana could become a viable competitor to the Google Assistant, Alexa and Siri. Over time, as Cortana failed to make a dent in the marketplace (do you ever ...