As the years have passed, technology has advanced, voice assistants little by little are part of our lives. Something that reaches operating systems like Windows with its popular assistant Cortana .
It is worth mentioning that these assistants that we are talking about can be found on multiple devices, and there are also several alternatives. These elements that we comment on and that can be very helpful to us, we find them on all types of mobiles, both based on Android and iOS, on speakers of all sizes, or on the PC. And, if we focus on this last type of product, it is important to know that Microsoft has its own intelligent assistant.
It has the name Cortana and the Redmond- based firm has been working for many years to grow and improve it. However, this does not finish with the general public, largely because its use is not as high as the firm expected. It is true that everything related to the world of voice assistants, not everyone likes in general terms. One of the main reasons for this is for privacy reasons. And it is that everything we do or consult here is transmitted through the Internet .
We go in a similar way to when we use search engines like Google , which also keeps a count of all our queries. But equally, if we leave that aside, these assistants like Cortana also have their advantages. In fact, below we are going to give you some reasons why you should have Cortana active in Windows 10 constantly.
Find files in the operating system from Cortana
One of the interesting functions that we can use here is the ability to search Windows from Cortana. This is something we can do with both written and spoken text. Thus, the Windows wizard will help us find local content stored on disk drives.
It should be noted that it also allows us to search online for anything just by asking Cortana.
Create personalized reminders with Cortana
In addition, this element can be very useful when creating personalized reminders. Thus, we will no longer have an excuse if we forget any event or task that we have to carry out. We also set these own reminders through the wizard by specifying a specific day and time for Windows to notify us of what we indicate.
Open programs with your voice in Windows
There are many programs that over time we install in the Redmond operating system. As a general rule we run them from the taskbar, the Start menu, or from desktop shortcuts . But if we have Cortana activated in Windows, we can open these applications out loud. All we have to do is ask the assistant running in the background to open the software we request.
Activate or deactivate elements such as the webcam or the microphone
In the same way, and thanks to the fact that Cortana is an active part of the operating system itself, from the wizard we can carry out several changes in its configuration . With this in particular we refer to the possibility of activating or deactivating, only with the voice, elements of widespread use. Specifically, we refer to elements of the importance of WiFi connectivity , Bluetooth , webcam, PC microphone, etc.
This, as you can imagine, will save us having to navigate through endless menus or options from Windows itself.
