Microsoft shuts down Cortana app on Windows 11

Don't get your hopes up, it will be replaced by some form of ChatGPT/Bing chat in update 23H2.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

A new update is rolling out for Cortana that simply disables the digital assistant three years after Microsoft also discontinued its Cortana apps for iOS and Android.

If you attempt to launch Cortana on Windows 11 you’ll now be met with a notice about how the app is deprecated and a link to a support article on the change.

It was deeply integrated into the Windows 10 taskbar, with support for voice commands, reminders, and the ability to open applications.

Microsoft then dropped Cortana from the Windows 11 taskbar and first boot experience, but kept the standalone app until this week.

Ultimately, Cortana struggled to compete with rivals like Alexa or Google Assistant, despite a large redesign for iOS and Android.

The fate of Cortana was largely linked to Microsoft’s failures with Windows Phone, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admitted in 2019 that Cortana had fallen behind competitors.

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