INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Microsoft's digital assistant Cortana is one of the major additions to Windows 10 — and it's a winner
Turn it on and Cortana alerts you to upcoming meetings; searches your PC and the web; tells you about the weather, news and sports; and a
lot more.To help you get the most out of Cortana, I've put together some of my favorite tips for using it — including using Cortana to
manage your Google Calendar, identify the music you're listening to, and track packages and flights.Notes:This article assumes that you're
already familiar with the basics of Cortana
If you want help getting started, see theCortana section of Computerworld &Windows 10 cheat sheet.
Keep in mind that there have been five
major updates to Windows 10 since its initial release in July 2015
This article reflects how Cortana works if you&ve installed the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, so if you haven''t installed that update, what
you see and read here may vary slightly from what you see in your version of Windows 10.
[ Further reading: Cortana explained: How to use
Microsoft's virtual assistant for business ]Get a direct answer to your question
When you ask Cortana a question, it will typically show
you the answer via a listing of web links; you then open the search results in your browser
That's what happened, for example, when I asked, "What was the coldest day of the year in 2015 in Boston"
