Cortana support eventually going away in older Windows 10 versions

You'll have to keep Windows 10 updated to keep Cortana kicking.

What you need to know


Microsoft announced today that Cortana support is going away on older versions of Windows 10.
Windows 10 releases that have reached their end-of-support dates will lose access to Cortana.
Microsoft recommends you keep your PC updated to the latest version of Windows to keep Cortana.


Microsoft detailed several changes and improvements coming soon to Cortana with a focus on productivity. As part of the moves, however, the company revealed that it will drop Cortana support from older versions of Windows 10. Specifically, versions that have reached their end-of-support dates will lose Cortana.

"As part of our standard practice, we are ending support for Cortana in older versions of Windows that have reached their end-of-service dates," Microsoft says. "We recommend that customers update their devices to the latest version of Windows 10 to continue using Cortana."

The move makes sense as Microsoft...