Several hours ago Microsoft released Windows 10 Build 18922 from the 20H1 branch to Insiders in the Fast Ring. The official announcement highlights only minor changes in this build. However, enthusiasts have discovered a couple of interesting hidden features.
Tag: Windows 10 Cortana
Prevent Cortana from Accessing Location in Windows 10
Cortana is a virtual assistant bundled with Windows 10. Cortana appears as a search box or an icon on the taskbar and comes with tight integration with the Search feature in Windows 10. Signing in to Cortana with your Microsoft account allows it to keep track of what interests you, save your favorite places to its Notebook, collect notifications from other devices, and sync your data between all your devices with Cortana enabled. By default, Cortana is able to read your location data in Windows 10. If you are not happy with defaults, here is how to change permissions for Cortana.
Cortana is getting AI conversational engine
At Build 2019, Microsoft today announced a new conversational engine, 'conversational AI'. It will integrate with Cortana in order to provide advanced interactions and new capabilities.
Prevent Cortana from Accessing Contacts, Email, and Calendar in Windows 10
Cortana is a virtual assistant bundled with Windows 10. Cortana appears as a search box or an icon on the taskbar and comes with tight integration with the Search feature in Windows 10. Signing in to Cortana with your Microsoft account allows it to keep track of what interests you, save your favorite places to its Notebook, collect notifications from other devices, and sync your data between all your devices with Cortana enabled. By default, Cortana is able to read your contacts, email conversations, and calendar events in Windows 10. If you are not happy with defaults, here is how to change browsing history permissions for Cortana.
Prevent Cortana From Reading Browsing History in Windows 10
Cortana is a virtual assistant bundled with Windows 10. Cortana appears as a search box or an icon on the taskbar and comes with tight integration with the Search feature in Windows 10. Signing in to Cortana with your Microsoft account allows it to keep track of what interests you, save your favorite places to its Notebook, collect notifications from other devices, and sync your data between all your devices with Cortana enabled. By default, Cortana is able to read your browsing history in Windows 10. If you are not happy with defaults, here is how to change browsing history permissions for Cortana.
Enable Separate Search and Cortana UI in Windows 10
As you may remember, Microsoft is testing an update to Cortana in Windows 10. In the latest Insider Preview build, developers separated Cortana and search in the taskbar by giving them individual taskbar buttons and flyouts.
Microsoft is Testing Separate Search and Cortana UI
Along with a new header for Settings, Microsoft is testing yet another change in Windows 10. In the latest Insider Preview build, developers separated Cortana and search in the taskbar by giving them individual taskbar buttons and flyouts.
Microsoft may split Cortana and Windows Search in Windows 10 19H1
A new screenshot of an internal build of Windows 10 shows that Microsoft is planning to separate Windows Search from Cortana in Windows 10 codename 19H1, which should become version 1903.
Change Cortana SafeSearch Settings in Windows 10
Cortana is a virtual assistant bundled with Windows 10. Cortana appears as a search box or an icon on the taskbar and comes with tight integration with the Search feature in Windows 10. Signing in to Cortana with your Microsoft account allows it to keep track of what interests you, save your favorite places to its Notebook, collect notifications from other devices, and sync your data between all your devices with Cortana enabled. There is a SafeSearch option in Cortana that allows you to change your search safety levels to Strict, Moderate, or Off.
