Windows 10: what happened to the cortana app

since last update, lost cortana app. only have circle on task bar the cortana app is not avail at MS store. what happened?

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What happened to notification syncing in Android Cortana app?

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We would suggest you follow steps mentioned below and check if it helps.

1. Open the app in mobile phone and go to menu.
   
2. Tap on Settings > Cross device.
   
3. Make sure that the switch across App notifications sync is toggled on.
   
4. Open Notification access on your phone and check the switch is on for Cortana.
   
5. Go to Settings in your PC, click on
   Cortana.
   
6. Click on Cortana across my devices on the left pane.
   
7. Make sure the toggle switch is ON under Get phone notifications on this PC.
   

If you still do not see the options, we would suggest you to uninstall and re-install the app and try configuring.





Hope it helps.

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Manjunath H

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Cortana will not sync with my andoid device cortana app and the windows 10 pc embedded app!

Hello Devin,

There are several workarounds that we can perform for us to troubleshoot the problem with your
Cortana on your Android device. In the meantime, we suggest that you follow these steps:

• On your Android device, open Settings.
• Go to Application Manager.
• Select the Cortana app.
• Tap on Clear Cache.
• Reset your device.

Let us know if the these steps resolve the issue.

 

Cortana

Hi,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

Appreciate your efforts to work on this issue.

This issue can occur if some of the system files are not working as expected.

Suggest you to follow the steps from this article to
troubleshoot Cortana on the PC.

Note: Do not go with the ‘Reset PC’ option for now.

Method 1: Follow these steps to disable Cortana:

1. Sign-in to the PC with your Microsoft account.
   
2. In the search box at the bottom, type Disable Cortana.
   
3. Once the suggestions appear in the list, click Cortana & Search settings.
   
4. From the right section of the Settings pane, move the top button to ‘Off’ to disable Cortana from Windows 10.
   

Method 2: Follow these steps to check if that helps.

1. Launch Cortana from the search bar on the taskbar.
   
2. Then, from the left pane click the settings button.
   
3. Under "Cortana" (the first option) and slide the pill switch to the ‘Off’ position.
   

Method 3: Launch the Settings app and click on Privacy. Navigate to Speech, inking, & typing, and click Stop getting to know me. These steps will disable Cortana.

Hope this helps.

Let us know if you got the help you needed.

Regards,

Srimadhwa B

Microsoft Community-Moderator