Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Microsoft is shutting down its digital assistant app Cortana this month, having now put more of its focus on modern-day AI ...

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 ...

Microsoft is decoupling Cortana from search in the taskbar with the next version of Windows 10 and is currently conducting beta testing with its Windows Insiders. The change will allow Microsoft to ...

Image: Windows Blog Italia Image used with permission by copyright holder More than three years after Cortana started appearing on Windows PCs, Microsoft may be exploring big changes to how search is ...

Microsoft announces that it is killing off its productivity assistant, Cortana, in Windows later this year. While users will no longer have access to Cortana in Windows, Microsoft says the helpful ...

The National Football League’s pre-season is in full swing, the World Series is just around the corner, and in a few months hockey and basketball will start up as well. If you’re a new Windows 10 ...

Windows 10 ships with Microsoft’s Cortana virtual assistant software baked in. There’s not even a separate search icon in the taskbar — currently you can choose between a Cortana/Search box or a ...

Microsoft’s Cortana is the company’s digital assistant system designed to compete with Siri, Amazon Alexa, Google Now, and all the others out there. Now, because Windows 10 Mobile is near-dead in the ...

Cortana is getting separated from the Windows 10 search bar, with Microsoft's assistant getting a separate spot in the taskbar. The new functionality was released today in Windows 10 Build 18317 (19H1 ...

If you’re using a Windows 10 machine, you might want to consider disabling Cortana—at least on the Lock Screen—if you aren’t planning to install the latest Windows updates for whatever reason. (And, ...

There’s no question that Alexa and Google Assistant are the dominant duo when it comes to smart assistants. Siri has its fair share of following and use on iOS devices. Microsoft’s entrant, Cortana, ...