Named after the artificial intelligence in the computer game series ... commands when you press the Windows logo key + C. After making these two changes, Cortana is effectively disabled, and ...

As Microsoft continues to blur the lines between its mobile, tablet and desktop devices, the company today announced its Cortana virtual assistant is coming to its PC version of Windows 10.

At dinner with a much more computer savvy friend I mentioned this and he (attributed) it to “Cortana” running in the background even if you are not using it. During setup of my new computer I ...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella walks in front of the new Cortana logo as he delivers a keynote ... Credit: Mashable “Because they were interacting with a computer instead of a person, [visual ...

PC users are going to have a new assistant with the launch of Windows 10. Cortana, the virtual assistant that Microsoft launched with Windows Phone 8.1 last year, has made the leap to the desktop.

Windows Phone digital assistant, and Halo series AI Cortana, will be offering up help on a Windows 10 PC near you. During today's Windows 10 event in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft showed off some ...

PC hardware is nice, but it’s not much use without innovative software. I’ve been reviewing software for PCMag since 2008, and I still get a kick out of seeing what's new in video and photo ...

and shows readers how they can use Cortana to restart, log off, hibernate, sleep, lock or shutdown their Windows PC, by creating shutdown, restart, log off shortcuts. UPDATE: Starting with the ...

Microsoft is releasing a new preview of its Windows 10 Mobile software today that allows Cortana to send texts from your PC. If you use a Windows 10 Mobile device then Cortana will notify you of ...

Yet aside from her birthday, today is arguably her most important day yet. Cortana has arrived on the PC, the market Microsoft has dominated for decades. If you look at the desktop landscape right ...

Back in April at Microsoft’s Build conference it was revealed that Cortana for Android users would soon be able to have their smartphone notifications show up on a Windows 10 PC. Now it seems ...

One thing to keep in mind is that if you have another PC nearby, you might get an echo effect when you launch into another, “Hey, Cortana” if you’ve also enabled the always-listening feature ...