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 ...

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 ...

I have a ton of Windows 10-related pictures and photos on my PC and in OneDrive ... or search for certain topics, a small blue Cortana logo in the browser bar will pulsate, letting you know ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. When Cortana first arrived in Windows 10 preview builds ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nick Statt is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. We’re just two days away from Microsoft’s big Surface PC ...

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 ...

Here’s how it works. Cortana is Microsoft's digital assistant and if you want, she can always be at your fingertips, ready to help you find anything on your Windows 10 PC, give you the weather ...