Microsoft is killing Cortana on Windows 11 and Windows 10 later this year

Microsoft will no longer support the Cortana app starting this fall.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

What you need to know

Microsoft has today announced that it’s pulling support for the Cortana app onWindows 10andWindows 11 later this year. The news comes just a week after Microsoft unveiled theWindows Copilot, a smarter AI assistant that’s powered by ChatGPT technology and is capable of handling more complex queries.

Here’s what Microsoft says in itssupport documentationabout Cortana being retired:

“We are making some changes to Windows that will impact users of the Cortana app. Starting in late 2023, we will no longer support Cortana in Windows as a standalone app … This change only impacts Cortana in Windows, and your productivity assistant, Cortana, will continue to be available in Outlook mobile, Teams mobile, Microsoft Teams display, and Microsoft Teams rooms.

We know that this change may affect some of the ways you work in Windows, so we want to help you transition smoothly to the new options. Instead of clicking the Cortana icon and launching the app to begin using voice, now you can use voice and satisfy your productivity needs through different tools.”

Microsoft continues to list several of its recent AI products and services, includingBing Chat AIand the Windows Copilot, which is expected to launch this fall around the same time Cortana is retired, as suitable replacements for the Cortana app. The new Windows Copilot should be able to do most of what the Cortana app can do, plus more.

As Microsoft mentions, Cortana as a productivity assistant in Microsoft 365 apps isn’t going away, and will continue to function like normal. It’s just the Cortana assistant in Windows that’s being retired this fall.

Thanks for the tip,@Perbylund

Get the Windows Central Newsletter

All the latest news, reviews, and guides for Windows and Xbox diehards.

Zac Bowden is a Senior Editor at Windows Central. Bringing you exclusive coverage into the world of Windows on PCs, tablets, phones, and more. Also an avid collector of rare Microsoft prototype devices! Keep in touch onTwitterandThreads