7.0 CORTANA: YOUR PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT
Cortana
Cortana is your personal digital assistant in Windows 10. She gets to know you and helps
you get things done, letting you interact with her in a way that’s easy and natural. She can
search the web, find things on your PC, show you the local news and weather, and provide
reminders based on time or location. Just tell Cortana what you want, and she’ll be there
to help you out.
Cortana is like a real-life personal assistant who has worked for you for years. She’s
always at the ready, slipping in and out of the picture to bring you exactly what you need,
without disturbing the conversation. She gets to know you over time, using that
information to help you get things done and becoming increasingly useful every day.
Cortana even adapts her behavior to the device you’re using; when you’re on your phone,
interaction will generally be brief. And when you’re on your PC, Cortana helps deliver
steady periods of productivity. Of course, you’re always in control of what she knows and
what she manages on your behalf.
7.1 WHAT CAN CORTANA DO?
Cortana can help you do all sorts of things, from
reminding you to pick up your dry cleaning to letting
you know that your flight is on time—or that you’ll
need more time to get to the airport due to traffic.
She’ll even chat with you.
Some things that you can say to Cortana include:
• When is the next Seahawks game?
• What is the weather forecast for Portland
on Friday?
• What is the current Microsoft stock price?
• Remind me to go for a walk in 30 minutes.
• Tell me a joke.
• Sing me a song.
Of course, because Cortana is powered by Bing, she
can also help you search and find content on your
devices, your One Drive, and the web.
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