Cortana in Windows as a standalone app is deprecated. Cortana, your personal productivity assistant, helps you stay on top of what matters and save time finding what you need. Simply type or speak …

Cortana is a discontinued virtual assistant developed by Microsoft that used the Bing search engine to perform tasks such as setting reminders and answering questions for users.

We made some changes to Windows and Microsoft 365 that will impact Cortana users. Cortana voice assistance in Windows as a standalone app was retired in the spring of 2023.

Oct 14, 2025 · Microsoft's cloud-based personal assistant, Cortana, can be used on your computer, mobile phone, or other device. It understands your voice and carries out tasks.

Mar 10, 2025 · If you were an avid Windows fan around the Vista era, you'll know of Cortana, the doomed digital assistant that claimed to make your life easier by listening to voice commands.

6 days ago · Cortana was the leader of the Created and a "smart" AI formerly in service with the United Nations Space Command. Unique and exceptionally powerful even among smart AIs, she was one …

Aug 26, 2024 · You might be wondering what made Microsoft decide to drop Cortana, and what plans the company might have for the future.

Apr 22, 2025 · Microsoft’s once-promising virtual assistant, Cortana, has reached the end of the road. Originally introduced in 2014 as a bold step into the AI assistant arena, Cortana was Microsoft’s …

Oct 8, 2025 · Cortana can be an amazing virtual assistant if you let her but, first, you need to know how to get to her. Both in Windows 11 and Windows 10, that’s easy: open the search, type Cortana and …

Jun 5, 2023 · Microsoft has announced that "starting in late 2023," Cortana will no longer be supported as a standalone application in Windows. That means the main Cortana interface in the taskbar is …