Microsoft will end support for Cortana, its virtual voice assistant, on Windows in late 2023. The company has been gradually pulling back plans for Cortana after it discontinued its iOS and Android apps in 2021. Now, Microsoft has announced that it will stop supporting the standalone Cortana app installed on Windows PCs. - Cortana remains active in Microsoft Outlook mobile, Teams mobile, Teams display, and Teams rooms.
- A support document mentions that AI experiences will still be available in Windows 11.
- It highlights Windows Copilot, the new Bing, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and the new voice access for controlling the PC with your voice in Windows 11.
The move underscores Microsoft's newfound focus on GPT-4 AI technology over the more basic voice assistant. - Cortana launched in 2014 for Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows in 2015 but never gained the market traction of Apple's Siri or Amazon Alexa.
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