Microsoft Details New Features Coming To Cortana In Windows 10

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At BUILD, Microsoft detailed the new ways to interact with PCs using Cortana. In the Windows Insider Preview build released yesterday, Microsoft introduced a new design for Cortana. In the upcoming builds, Microsoft will be further tweaking this new design to make it look more modern and cleaner. Take a look at this new Cortana design below.

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That dark theme for Cortana looks really cool! Reminds me of Halo 🙂

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Even the content displayed within Cortana has new look. There is a dark pane separating sections. Looks like it will also have integration with the phone by displaying notifications.

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Cortana can now respond to various types of voice commands, right from system commands to turn ON/OFF settings to opening apps.

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Microsoft is now allowing 3rd party app developers to be integrate Cortana into their apps

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Developers can now integrate Cortana which will allow users to perform entire tasks in an app without leaving Cortana. For example, a music app’s integration with Cortana will allow a user to add a song to a playlist.

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You must be excited about the new features in Cortana coming with Windows 10? Tell us which one’s your favorite.

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