{"id":28481,"date":"2019-11-22T21:43:16","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T13:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=28481"},"modified":"2020-03-05T22:50:48","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T14:50:48","slug":"cortana-tips-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/cortana-tips-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Cortana Tips and Tricks You Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Microsoft\u2019s own virtual assistant<\/strong>, Cortana, is one of the best feature introduced in Windows 10. The artificial intelligent tool offers lots of features to <strong>enjoy using your computer<\/strong>, <strong>get information<\/strong> on your finger tips and improve your productivity at work.<\/p>\n<p>Most of us, however, aren\u2019t aware about  Cortana\u2019s features, <strong>tips and tricks that can make our lives easier<\/strong>. That\u2019s why, in this post, I\u2019m compiling the ultimate list of tips and tricks to help you get most out of Cortana in Windows 10baron desktops and mobiles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Cortana commands, when spoken out, should start with \"<em>Hey Cortana, \u2026<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/windows-tricks-settings\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 10 Windows Phone Tricks and Settings You Should Know\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">10 Windows Phone Tricks and Settings You Should Know<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/windows-tricks-settings.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-23214 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/windows-tricks-settings.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">10 Windows Phone Tricks and Settings You Should Know<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYou feel so excited as you have just received a brand new Windows Phone. You start exploring the...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>1. Make Specific Searches<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana is smart enough to show you the best matches at the top of the result list, but that can\u2019t be satisfactory for every situation. That\u2019s why, it provides options for you to <strong>take control of your searches.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To get the customized and most relevant results, narrow down your search query by using specifics such as:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Operators<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Search using <strong>file names, wildcards<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/ms690414(v=vs.85).as\">? and *<\/a>) and <strong>extensions<\/strong> (for example: .doc, .exe, etc.) and standard <strong>arithmetic <\/strong><strong>operators<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Search in a specific location including <strong>OneDrive<\/strong><strong>, the Internet, <\/strong><strong>Windows Store<\/strong><strong> or local storage<\/strong> drives (like C:)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Search in a specific category by <strong>writing a category<\/strong><strong> followed by a colon (:) and your <\/strong><strong>query<\/strong> to get category-based results. Here\u2019s the list of categories (as examples) to take hints from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apps: <em>Edge<\/em> (shows various apps in the Windows Store)<\/li>\n<li>Documents: <em>Report<\/em> (shows all similar-named documents)<\/li>\n<li>Folders: <em>Blog<\/em> (shows all \u2018blog\u2019 named folders)<\/li>\n<li>Music: <em>Bob Dylan<\/em> (shows all related songs and albums)<\/li>\n<li>Photos: <em>Birds<\/em> (shows images with the similar names)<\/li>\n<li>Settings: <em>Region and Language<\/em> (shows the asked settings)<\/li>\n<li>Videos: <em>Vacation in Venezuela<\/em> (shows all similar named videos)<\/li>\n<li>Web: <em>Windows 10<\/em> (shows info related to this query from the web)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/make-specific-searches.jpg\" alt=\"Make Specific Searches\"><\/figure>\n<h2>2. Track Couriers and Flights<\/h2>\n<p>As a smart assistant, Cortana also tracks flight numbers and courier packages via their tracking numbers.<\/p>\n<p>It auto-tracks the flights and couriers with the details found in your configured email. You can also <strong>track the information manually<\/strong> if it\u2019s not found in your email.<\/p>\n<p>The tool allows tracking couriers from services like <strong>DHL, UPS, FedEx, etc. and retailers like Amazon, eBay, Walmart<\/strong>, etc., and supports various known <strong>flight operators<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow these steps to track flight or courier information manually:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Type the flight or courier tracking number in the Cortana\u2019s search box<\/li>\n<li>After Cortana validates the information, click on <em>Track<\/em><em> your <\/em><em>package<\/em> (this step is only for courier packages)<\/li>\n<li>You can see the search result under <strong>Best match<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/track-couriers-and-flights.jpg\" alt=\"Track Couriers and Flights\"><\/figure>\n<h2>3. Set 3 Types of Reminders<\/h2>\n<p>You can set up <strong>time-based, location-based <\/strong>or<strong> person-based reminders<\/strong> using Cortana on your PC, and get the reminders on your mobile device.<\/p>\n<p>Time-based reminders are of course based on time, whereas location-based reminders are based on <strong>the tracked location on your mobile device<\/strong>. If it is a perso-based reminder, the <strong>reminder will pop up when you receive a call or<\/strong> message from that person.<\/p>\n<p>Follow these steps to set the reminders:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click in the Cortana\u2019s search box, then type or say the reminder query<\/li>\n<li>Click on <em>Set<\/em><em> <\/em><em>a reminder<\/em><em>,<\/em> then Cortana asks for person, place and time<\/li>\n<li>After setting the required information, then click on <em>Remind<\/em> button<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Here are few example queries to set the reminders:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"steps\">\n<li>\"<em>Remind me to <\/em><em>pick up the dry cleaning at 8PM day after tomorrow<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>Remind me to buy the watch for John on 25 December this year<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li><em>\"Remind me to congratulate when Sandhya calls or messages me<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/set-3-types-of-reminders.jpg\" alt=\"Set 3 Types of Reminders\"><\/figure>\n<h2>4. Question for Technical Support<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana helps you get technical support for specific queries and provides the asked information within its app window. Your queries may also be <strong>redirected to the Windows Help & Support tool, <\/strong><strong>Microsoft Bing<\/strong> (search engine) or Microsoft\u2019s support pages on the Microsoft Edge.<\/p>\n<p>Here are few example queries to get technical support:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"<em>How<\/em><em> do I connect to Wi-Fi?<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>How<\/em><em> do I <\/em><em>create<\/em><em> a backup?<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>How<\/em><em> do I change my background?<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/question-for-technical-support.jpg\" alt=\"Question for Technical Support\"><\/figure>\n<h2>5. Translate Words and Phrases<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana can <strong>translate phrases and sentences<\/strong><strong> in 50 different languages<\/strong>. You\u2019re required to type or speak the phrase (as a query) in the Cortana\u2019s search box and the artificial intelligent tool would give the response back.<\/p>\n<p>Follow these steps to translate using Cortana:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click in Cortana\u2019s search box<\/li>\n<li>Type \"<em>Translate<\/em>\", then enter the phrase and \"<em>to French<\/em>\" (in case you want to translate the phrase to French)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Here are few example phrases or queries for making translations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"<em>How do I <\/em><em>say<\/em><em> good morning in French?<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>Translate hello there to Spanish<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"312\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/translate-words-and-phrases.jpg\" alt=\"Translate Words and Phrases\"><\/figure>\n<h2>6. Send Text Messages from PC<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana comes to rescue if you want to send a message when you\u2019re away from your phone or too busy to pick up. You can still use this tool to <strong>send a<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>text message<\/strong><strong> from your PC<\/strong> (which is actually sent from your phone).<\/p>\n<p>Follow these steps to send a message:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open <em>Cortana<\/em> and in its search box, type \"<em>Send<\/em><em> <\/em><em>text<\/em><em> to<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>Type name of the person from your contact list and press Enter<\/li>\n<li>Then type your message in the message box and click <em>Send<\/em> button<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In case it\u2019s a new number (not listed in your contacts), then you need to add the number  in your contact list first. To do  this, you can <strong>install People app<\/strong> in Windows 10 and save the number there (it synchronizes with your phone).<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"306\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/send-text-messages-from-pc.jpg\" alt=\"Send Text Messages from PC\"><\/figure>\n<h2>7. Search using Natural Language<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana is interactive and user-friendly, and <strong>allows making queries in natural language<\/strong>barsame as Apple\u2019s Siri and Google Now. This means you can speak with Cortana same as you do with a human and it\u2019ll give back responses.<\/p>\n<p>You can follow these steps to search in natural language:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Type or speak your query inside the Cortana\u2019s search box<\/li>\n<li>Cortana will auto-understand the context and answer your query<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Few examples for searching using natural language:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"<em>Find <\/em><em>documents<\/em><em> for <\/em><em>yesterday<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>What\u2019s the weather today?<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/search-using-natural-language.jpg\" alt=\"Search using Natural Language\"><\/figure>\n<h2>8. Identify Music and Songs<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana has got <strong>various tricks up its sleeve<\/strong> and identifying music or songs is one such awesome feature. It not only can <strong> listen to and identify music<\/strong>, it also can search the web for additional details and  description for the playing music or song.<\/p>\n<p>You can achieve the same using the following steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click inside Cortana\u2019s search box<\/li>\n<li>Click on the musical note icon in the top-right corner (look under <em>More<\/em>, if it isn\u2019t visible or available directly there)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Or you can simply ask such queries to do the same:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"<em>What song is playing?<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>What\u2019s the name of this song?<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cortana will show the song or track title, album name and more details. You can <strong>click on the song to purchase<\/strong> the song or its album from the <em>Windows Store<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Do note that there exists few regional restrictions for this feature and Cortana <strong>may not identify music in non-supported regions<\/strong> and instead reply \"<em>I\u2019m sorry, I don\u2019t recognize this song, Try again.<\/em>\"<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/identify-music-and-songs.jpg\" alt=\"Identify Music and Songs\"><\/figure>\n<h2>9. Calculate and Convert Numbers<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana, apart from its other features, can <strong>help you do basic arithmetic operations<\/strong> and simple conversions.<\/p>\n<p>The tool can <strong>convert between various numeric units<\/strong> such as currencies, temperature, length, weight and liquid quantities, etc.<\/p>\n<p>You can perform the following steps to calculate or convert:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click in the Cortana\u2019s search box<\/li>\n<li>Speak or type \"<em>Calculate<\/em>\" or \"<em>Convert<\/em><em>\"<\/em> followed by your query<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Here are some example queries to do the same:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"<em>Calculate 8 + 2 \u2013 10 \/ 10<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>Tell 30000 * 60 * 60 * 30<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>Convert<\/em><em> 10 USD to EUR<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>What\u2019s<\/em><em> 90 meters in inches?<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/calculate-and-convert-numbers.jpg\" alt=\"Calculate and Convert Numbers\"><\/figure>\n<h2>10. Find Facts and Get Answers<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana can even become your tutor and help you find information quickly than ever. The assistant can give you <strong>basic <\/strong><strong>information<\/strong><strong> on several topics and niches<\/strong> including but not limited to important public figures, definitions, public holidays, movie information, travel destinations, currencies, time zones, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s some example queries Cortana can reply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"Who is Bill Gates?\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>When is Labor Day?<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>Define superfluous<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"492\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/find-facts-and-get-answers.jpg\" alt=\"Find Facts and Get Answers\"><\/figure>\n<h2>11. Find Places and Get Directions<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana can help you <strong>locate an address with <\/strong><strong>turn<\/strong><strong>-by-<\/strong><strong>turn<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>directions<\/strong> using its companion app, Maps. Do note that this feature requires you to have Maps pre-installed in Windows 10 and if not, you can get it from the Windows Store.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you can do to get directions using Cortana:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Type or say \"<em>Directions to<\/em>\" followed by location in the Cortana\u2019s search box<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Here are few example queries for getting directions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"<em>Directions to<\/em><em> Bloomington<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>Directions to Central Park, New York City<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/find-places-and-get-directions.jpg\" alt=\"Find Places and Get Directions\"><\/figure>\n<h2>12. Send Emails Straightaway<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana lets you send emails directly <strong>without opening an email client or a browser<\/strong>. Using this feature, you can <strong>simply speak your mail requirements and your personal assistant would send<\/strong> that mail. Do note that for this feature to work, your <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/17198\">email account must be configured<\/a> with Cortana.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the steps to send an email using Cortana:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click inside the Cortana\u2019s search box<\/li>\n<li>Type or say aloud \"<em>Send an email to<\/em>\" followed by the recipients<\/li>\n<li>And, type or speak \"<em>saying<\/em>\" followed by the email\u2019s body\/content<\/li>\n<li>After composing the email, you can edit by saying \"<em>make changes<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>At last if all information is good, simply say \"<em>send<\/em>\" to send the email<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/send-emails-straightaway.jpg\" alt=\"Send Emails Straightaway\"><\/figure>\n<h2>13. Create Calendar Events<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana can help manage your calendar, <strong>allowing you to create meetings and events<\/strong> without opening the <em>Calendar<\/em>. It will create an event with the information provided by you (and even ask for more if it thinks the info is incomplete).<\/p>\n<p>It will also <strong>remind<\/strong><strong> you of <\/strong><strong>the set meeting or event<\/strong> as scheduled.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how you can do the same:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click in the Cortana\u2019s search box<\/li>\n<li>Type or say \"<em>Add a meeting<\/em>\"<em> <\/em>followed by date and time \"<em>to calendar<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Few example queries to create calendar events:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"<em>Add a meeting<\/em><em> for Monday at 4PM <\/em><em>to calendar<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>Add an event for tomorrow at noon<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/create-calendar-events.jpg\" alt=\"Create Calendar Events\"><\/figure>\n<h2>14. Use Cortana inside Edge<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana integrates with Microsoft Edge, the default browser on Windows 10, to ease and personalize your browsing experience.<\/p>\n<p>While using the browser, you will see <strong>Cortana\u2019s icon popping in the address bar<\/strong>, clicking which you can <strong>interact with your virtual assistant<\/strong>. Cortana may appear when you search or browse for dining out, shopping online, listening to music, watching videos, etc.<\/p>\n<p>To run this feature, you need to <strong>activate the same in the Edge browser<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on Options (three dots) button and click on <em>Settings<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li> Scroll down in the right sidebar and click on the <em>View advanced settings<\/em> button. <\/li>\n<li>Scroll down again there until you see <em>Privacy and Services<\/em> section.<\/li>\n<li>Toggle on the option <em>Have Cortana assist me in Microsoft Edge<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1048\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/use-cortana-inside-edge.jpg\" alt=\"Use Cortana inside Edge\"><\/figure>\n<h2>15. Set Alarms & Reminders<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana can even set alarms and reminders to keep you organized. Using this feature, you can simply <strong>speak out to Cortana for setting, editing or cancelling alarms and reminders<\/strong> without opening any such application manually.<\/p>\n<p>Follow these steps to set an alarm or a reminder:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click in the Cortana search box<\/li>\n<li>Speak out or type \"<em>Set alarm for<\/em>\" or \"<em>Set reminder for<\/em>\" followed by the date and time to set alarm or reminder respectively<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To edit\/change the configured alarm or reminder, say or type \"<em>Edit alarm for<\/em>\"<em> <\/em>followed by date and time, and to turn off the set alarm or reminder, say or type \"<em>Turn off alarm for<\/em>\" followed by date and time to the virtual assistant.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/set-alarms-reminders.jpg\" alt=\"Set Alarms & Reminders\"><\/figure>\n<h2>16. Displays Song Lyrics<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana can help whenever you\u2019re watching some music videos or just remembered some song from the past, for which you\u2019d like to <strong>check out the lyrics<\/strong>. This task is <strong>as easy as asking or querying any other thing<\/strong> from Cortana.<\/p>\n<p>This is how you can see the lyrics of a song:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click in the Cortana\u2019s search box<\/li>\n<li>Type or speak \"<em>Lyrics of<\/em>\" followed by song\u2019s title and \"<em>by<\/em>\" the artist\u2019s name<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Here are few examples of queries for getting lyrics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"<em>Lyrics of<\/em><em> Numb by <\/em><em>Linkin<\/em><em> Park<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>Show me lyrics of Same Old Love by Selena Gomez<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/displays-song-lyrics.jpg\" alt=\"Displays Song Lyrics\"><\/figure>\n<h2>17. Control your Computer<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana can also help <strong>control your computer and change basic configurations<\/strong> just by reaching out to the assistant. You can give simple commands to control your computer including things like launching apps, controlling hardware, etc.<\/p>\n<p>This is how easily you can do the same by typing or speaking:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click in the Cortana\u2019s search box<\/li>\n<li>Type or speak out the magic words (aka command)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Following are some examples to do the same:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"<em>Turn off Wi-Fi<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>Open<\/em><em> <\/em><em>Control Panel<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<li>\"<em>Change the wallpaper<\/em>\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"278\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/control-your-computer.jpg\" alt=\"Control your Computer\"><\/figure>\n<h2>18. Check News and Updates<\/h2>\n<p>Cortana also provides you with the <strong>latest news and updates<\/strong> and <strong>random updates<\/strong> based on its analysis. You can set your interests so that it shows news and updates that are relevan to you.<\/p>\n<p>Do these steps to get news and updates:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click inside the Cortana\u2019s search box, then type \"<em>News<\/em>\" <\/li>\n<li>Open Cortana and click on the <em>Notebook<\/em> icon on the left<\/li>\n<li>Among the shown cards, choose <em>News<\/em> option<\/li>\n<li>Toggle on or off the settings per your interests<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/cortana-tips-tricks\/check-news-and-updates.jpg\" alt=\"Check News and Updates\"><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft\u2019s own virtual assistant, Cortana, is one of the best feature introduced in Windows 10. The artificial intelligent tool offers lots of features to enjoy using your computer, get information on your finger tips and improve your productivity at work. 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