Windows 10s new Cortana app: No more jokes, just email and calendar skills

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After testing the new Cortana app with Windows 10 insiders, Microsoft has unveiled an updated version "with more productivity" and less fun and entertainment. It has decided to "temporarily" remove some skills that dont relate to productivity, including Bing Instant Answers, jokes and other assistant conversations, and the ability to set timers. Microsoft promises that the updated Cortana app will be a better companion that naturally blends into user workflows. To achieve this goal, its undocked Cortana from the taskbar, allowing users to move and resize it like other apps. Users can also go to Settings > Talk to Cortana to choose whether the default input is typing or speaking.

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