Microsoft’s virtual assistant, Cortana, will be discontinued as a Windows standalone app in late 2023—the Redmond-based tech giant has announced.

Microsoft To End Support For Cortana On Windows By late 2023

Adriana MaraisJune 3, 23June 3, 23Cortana, Microsoft

According to an announcement by the Redmond-based tech giant, Microsoft’s virtual assistant, Cortana, will no longer be available as a standalone app for Windows after late 2023. Named after the AI assistant in Microsoft’s Halo video game series, Cortana was unveiled in 2014, almost a decade ago. However, Cortana is still available in Outlook Mobile, Teams Mobile, Microsoft Teams Screen, and Microsoft Teams Rooms, as this change only affects Cortana on Windows. “Instead of clicking the Cortana icon and launching the app to start using voice, you can now use…

Microsoft pulls Cortana Android launcher in April

Adriana MaraisMarch 1, 20Android, Cortana, Microsoft, Windows

Since the spring, the technology giant Microsoft makes productivity the focus of the handheld device and as part of the change, the handheld computer Cortana will lose some of its better features for consumers, such as the ability to play music and control your smart home devices. The move is part of a broader transformation of Microsoft’s Cortana strategy. Instead, the assistant to the different devices, Microsoft would focus on the backbone of the AI Cortana to make people productive, Windows Central reported on Friday. According to the technology giant,…