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Microsoft announced that the upcoming Windows 11 24H2 release will automatically remove the Cortana, Tips, and WordPad applications. Cortana will be replaced by the AI-powered Copilot, and WordPad, which has been a staple since 1995, will also be deprecated. The update is available for Windows Insiders and commercial customers through various update services.
Microsoft has shut down its Cortana app for Windows 11, disabling the digital assistant three years after discontinuing its Cortana apps for iOS and Android. Cortana will also be discontinued in Teams mobile, Microsoft Teams Display, and Microsoft Teams Rooms in the fall of 2023. However, Cortana will continue to be available in Outlook mobile. Cortana struggled to compete with rivals like Alexa and Google Assistant, and its fate was tied to Microsoft's failures with Windows Phone. Microsoft is now focusing on Windows Copilot, a new sidebar for Windows 11 powered by Bing Chat, which is expected to be available this fall.
Microsoft has announced that it will no longer support Cortana for Windows as a standalone app starting in late 2023. Users are advised to switch to Bing Chat and other AI-powered tools. This move comes two years after Microsoft killed Cortana's mobile apps. However, Cortana will still be available in Outlook and Teams mobile apps, as well as in Teams displays and rooms.
Microsoft released a configuration update to make Windows 11 run faster and new Windows Widgets to monitor performance. Cortana app for Windows will reach its end of life in late 2023, but will continue living as a digital assistant in Outlook and Microsoft Teams on mobile. Microsoft ended support for the second-generation Surface Book and released new firmware for the original Surface Duo and its successor. Firefox revealed the final end-of-support date for its browser on now-dead operating systems. Microsoft increased Bing Chat's daily turns to 300 and in-session turns to 30, and signed a deal with CoreWeave to ensure that OpenAI's ChatGPT has enough computing power.
Microsoft will stop supporting Cortana in Windows 10 and 11 as a standalone app in late 2023, but it will still be available in Outlook mobile, Teams mobile, Microsoft Teams display, and Microsoft Teams rooms. Cortana has been on the way out for years, and Microsoft Copilot branding is a better choice for the coming AI wave in Windows and elsewhere.
Microsoft will no longer support Cortana as a standalone app in Windows 10 and 11, but the voice-controlled digital assistant will still be available in other Microsoft products. The move is not surprising as Microsoft has been integrating AI-powered features into its products, making Cortana redundant. In addition, Microsoft has been testing and implementing in-house ads in various parts of Windows 11, including the Get Help app, to promote its products and services. While users may not like the ads, Microsoft is unlikely to remove them if they bring in more revenue.
Microsoft has announced that it will end support for the Windows standalone Cortana app in late 2023, eight years after its inclusion in Windows 10. The personal productivity assistant will be retired, but Cortana will still be available in Outlook mobile, Teams mobile, Microsoft Teams display, and Microsoft Teams rooms. The AI-powered Windows Copilot has already filled Cortana's spot as a Windows digital assistant, and Microsoft is suggesting other recently launched products that replace Cortana and build on top of its capabilities.
Microsoft will no longer support Cortana as a standalone app on Windows later this year, as the company shifts its focus to its growing suite of AI-powered tools, including the new Windows Copilot. Cortana has been gradually phased out of the Windows experience over the years, losing its prominent position on the taskbar and being removed from iOS and Android devices. However, Cortana will still be available in Outlook mobile, Microsoft Teams mobile, Teams display, and Teams rooms for now.
Microsoft is retiring the Cortana app on Windows 10 and Windows 11 later this year, citing its recent AI products and services as suitable replacements. The company will continue to support Cortana as a productivity assistant in Microsoft 365 apps, but the standalone app will no longer be available. The announcement comes just a week after Microsoft unveiled the Windows Copilot, a new AI assistant powered by ChatGPT technology.