Music, connected home, and third-party Cortana skills are going away

Cortana is converting to a productivity assistant, meaning Cortana skills are on the way out.



What you need to know


Cortana skills will no longer be available in the upcoming updated Cortana experience on Windows 10.
Cortana will instead focus on productivity.
Microsoft says that "some consumer skills including music, connected home and third-party skills will no longer be available."


Cortana skills are leaving Windows 10. Microsoft announced that a new Cortana experience is on the way that focuses on productivity. The updated assistant will be able to do things like find information across Microsoft 365, help manage your schedule by giving you insights about your meetings. While Cortana will gain functionality in this update, it will lose support for Cortana skills.

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