Do you know who is Cortana?

Cortana is the digital assistant on Windows 10, but you can also use Cortana on Android and your iPhone too. She's useful for many things, such as setting reminders and doing unit conversions, but enough of the serious stuff: she's also got a good sense of humour.
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Who is Cortana?

Cortana is a fictional artificially intelligent character in the Halo video game series. Voiced by Jen Taylor, she appears in Halo: Combat Evolved and its sequels, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians and Halo Infinite.
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Is Cortana a spy?

Cortana is a piece of software build into Windows to spy and gather information on users.
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What the heck is Cortana?

Cortana is the "world's first" digital assistant capable of helping users on many tasks. The more it learns about you, the more it understands you and it'll be able to assist you more efficiently.
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Who is Microsoft Cortana voice?

Microsoft announced that Jen Taylor, the voice actor of the real Cortana character from Halo, would voice the Windows PC/Phone personal assistant.
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Why is Cortana evil?

For those not in the know, Cortana is well past the age an AI should be, and she now suffers from Rampancy, which has essentially turned her evil.
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How old is Cortana?

4 Halo 4: Cortana (Age 8, AI Chip, Activated November 7) Master Chief might have been the one to fight the Covenant and Flood, but it was thanks to Cortana that each mission was successful.
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How do I block Cortana?

Open Start > Settings > Privacy. Then from the left side, click on Microphone and turn off Cortana's access to it.
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Is Cortana named after Halo?

The article is a good reminder of the fun origin story behind the assistant being branded as “Cortana” — the name was taken from the Halo character (who is also an AI, which isn't confusing at all) and was only supposed to be used during development.
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Is Cortana safe?

Cortana recordings are now transcribed in “secure facilities,” according to Microsoft. But the transcription program is still in place, which means someone, somewhere still might be listening to everything you say to your voice assistant.
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Is Cortana always listening?

By default, Cortana is not always listening; you have to click the Windows 10 search bar to turn it on. Of course, if you want it to be always listening, you can turn on that option under the search settings. However, Cortana does have some other concerns, mainly around privacy.
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How do I stop Cortana from listening?

Disabling “Hey Cortana”

Step 1: Search for Voice Activation in the Windows 10 Start Menu. In the settings that open up, scroll down to the bottom of the page and look for Choose which apps can use voice activation. Step 2: Under the heading Let Cortana respond to “Cortana” keyword, set the toggle to the Off position.
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Can Cortana learn?

Train Cortana Learn Your Voice. First, make sure you have “Hey Cortana” turned on by going to Notebook > Settings. And when you do that, ensure that it's set to Respond best to me. Then just underneath that, select the Relearn my voice button.
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Did the Weapon name herself Cortana?

In Halo Infinite, the Weapon does not have a name. It was implied that The Weapon wanted to name herself Cortana after asking the Master Chief if it's okay to do so. In the final scene inside the Pelican, after the pilot introduced himself as Fernando Esparza, the pilot asked what to call The Weapon.
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What is the new Cortana's name?

7 Her Name Is The Weapon

Echo-216, the UNSC pilot who only wants to go home, expects a massive gun of some kind, but instead, the Spartan returns with this AI program. The UNSC created the Weapon to assist the Chief in exploring Zeta Halo and finding the actual Cortana.
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Is the weapons name Cortana?

At the end of the game, the Pilot reveals his name, and the Weapon implies her own. The implication is that the Weapon will be called Cortana from this point onwards. What a cop out! … As if they're sweeping everything that happened with Cortana throughout the Reclaimer Saga under the rug.
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Why is Cortana purple?

Bungie said Cortana was purple when she was young, they show her as purple in Halo Reach and Halo CE. Then 343 made Halo CE anniversary and decide to represent her in blue. Then 343 made her purple in Halo Infinite.
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Who killed Cortana?

It turns out Cortana is in fact dead, having been locked on Zeta Halo by the Weapon, and cornered by the Banished leader Atriox. In her final moments, Cortana realizes the error of her ways and uses what little control she does have to sabotage the Halo ring to buy Master Chief some time to stop the Banished.
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Why did Cortana choose Noble 6?

She choose Noble 6 to get to the PoA safely from Halsey's lab. Plus, Noble 6's armor couldn't carrier her like MC's hence he has the data thing attached to his back.
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What happens if I uninstall Cortana?

Cortana is now removed from your system. You aren't going to get a confirmation box or anything. Cortana is simply uninstalled after running the command. Note that after removing Cortana from your PC, the Cortana button will remain on the taskbar.
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What happens if I terminate Cortana?

Cortana is tightly integrated into Windows 10 and Windows Search, so you will lose some Windows functionality if you disable Cortana: personalized news, reminders, and natural language searches through your files. But standard file search will still work just fine.
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Why does Cortana randomly open?

This is due to the always-listening feature in Cortana. You can disable it by going into Cortana settings easily. Open start menu and type in Cortana. You will notice that a result that reads Cortana & Search settings will pop up.
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Why is Cortana a clone?

Cortana was created using a flash cloned copy of Dr. Catherine Halsey's brain. Twenty flash cloned brains were created, but only two survived; one of the two survivors were used to create Cortana. The neural pathways of the cloned brain were scanned and copied through a process called Cognitive Impression Modeling.
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Why is Cortana in Halo?

Cortana serves as a guide and ally to the player throughout Halo gameplay, and in that sense and many others, she is essential to the Halo experience. Her mannerisms as an AI make for a sort of dry humor that makes her stand out among other recurring characters in the game.
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Is Master Chief human?

In Halo lore, Master Chief is a human with genetic enhancements. Also known by his full name, Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, the Chief is a type of supersoldier known as a “Spartan”, readied for combat from a young age.
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