Microsoft Will Make Alexa Integrate Further into Windows 10

Alexa to Integrate Further into Windows

Microsoft will make the voice assistant Amazon’s Alexa to be activated on the lock screen in the latest Windows 10. This change means Microsoft is to give Alexa a go green signal to integrate further into Windows 10.

Amazon launched the Alexa app for Windows 10 and you can download it from the Microsoft Store now. Amazon also set its Alexa wake-up words on its Windows 10 applications earlier this year. Alexa is already on some Windows 10 computers in some countries, but you can’t grab these applications and availability until the next year.

Alexa will integrate further into Windows 10, so if you want to activate the voice assistant, you just need to simply click the button or press a keyboard shortcut. Something you need to notice is that your computer must be compatible with this app, you can use it.

As always, you can use Alexa to find weather forecasts, view calendars, control music, and smart home devices, and perform most of the tasks by calling on your voice assistant. For example, you can connect Alexa to your household electric equipment to set voice commands, but you should log in to your Home Connect user account first.

About Microsoft’s Digital Assistant Cortana

Next, there is some information about Microsoft’s Digital Assistant Cortana.

Cortana is Microsoft’s digital assistant whose mission is to help you get the job done. The new change for Microsoft is targeting Cortana in Windows 10 as it becomes a separate application in the Microsoft Store, away from the built-in search experience in the operating system.

Cortana is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1, iOS, Android, etc. Cortana is currently available in the following languages: English, Chinese, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese.

Every company allows you to access voice assistants from other companies, thus you can say“Alexa, open Cortana” or “Hey Cortana, open Alexa” to open the corresponding assistance.

Microsoft has a new vision for Cortana, which involves dialogue and interaction as part of the Microsoft company’s software and services for businesses. This means that not only Alexa to integrate further into Windows 10, but also Cortana will now play a bigger role in enterprise software.

Microsoft and Amazon have collaborated to integrate Cortana and Alexa ever. As Microsoft will integrate Alexa to Windows 10, in the future, they will work together and both of them will be the main digital assistants on Windows 10.

Final words

To sum up, this post has introduced the details about Microsoft is to give a go green signal that Alexa will integrate further into Windows 10. Microsoft is planning to make some of these digital assistant changes in the codename 19H2 update in September which will provide you with more choice and flexibility. In addition, integrating Alexa into Windows 10 will make your life more convenient.