To turn this option off, simply repeat the process and switch the option to “Off.” The last one you’ll see is for “Let Cortana respond when you say ‘Hey Cortana.” Turn that to on to enable hands-free voice operation on your Windows 10 computer. If you click on Cortana, then you’ll see three lines in the top-left corner, which when clicked, reveal options. You may also right-click on the taskbar and decide whether to remove Cortana from the taskbar, or simply reduce it to a small circle. Removing the Cortana taskbar feature will not completely disable her. When you first do this, she will ask you for your name so she can personalize herself to you. Normally Cortana will sit on your Taskbar waiting for you to click on her. But, keep in mind, your computer isn’t actually paying attention to anything you say except those two words in that exact order: Hey Cortana. “Hey Cortana” isn’t enabled by default, which is understandable because not everyone wants their computer actively listening to them. “Hey Cortana, find ‘something somethng!'”Įnabling “Hey Cortana” for Hands-Free Searching She’ll also find files for you, such as if you’re looking for a document, but she won’t open anything up yet. Yes, you can do some cool things like ask her what the weather is somewhere.
“Hey Cortana, what’s up?” At least she didn’t tell us it’s a preposition.īut, for productive activities like having it set alarms or change computer settings, it’s still a work in progress. You can ask her questions like “Hey Cortana, what’s up?” and she’ll give you a whimsical answer. This feature works similarly to Android’s “OK Google” and iOS’s “Hey Siri.” With Microsoft’s version, you can enable this same kind of hands-free mode and then simply say “Hey Cortana” to make a Windows 10 PC respond.Ĭortana for Windows 10 isn’t yet fully baked (nor is Windows 10 for that matter), meaning Microsoft is still perfecting it and adding features. To really take advantage of it, you can use voice activation to give your computer commands and perform tasks without needing to actually physically touch it. Cortana in Windows 10 is proving to be a promising new feature.
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