On a Windows 10 system integrated voice assistant Cortana. It was named after the heroine of the computer game Halo. With its help, the user can find out information by voice or by entering a request from the keyboard.
Experts call this innovation the best in the new desktop version (on mobile devices with Windows Phone, the assistant works starting from 8.1). chief disadvantage for Russian-speaking users, of course, you can call lack of Russian support language by this helper. It's a pity, this would undoubtedly increase the number of dozens of admirers in Russia. However, work in this direction is underway, and perhaps in the near future, Cortana will finally speak Russian. In the meantime, with its help, you can practice the pronunciation of English words.
Cortana features
The main task of Cortana is divination the needs of the user, who, if he wishes, can give her access to all his personal data, from email, browser search history and ending with confidential data. Based on this data, the assistant will be able to answer most of your search queries.
For responses, Cortana uses Bing search engine, there she will look for information or give you a link to it.
This virtual assistant has a sense of humor and will be able to keep up a conversation with you by answering questions. It will remind you of significant dates, such as the birthday of relatives, friends, when there will be an important meeting and much more. In fact, at the moment on PC it is used more for entertainment. It is more useful on mobile devices, where data entry can sometimes be difficult and answering a question asked by voice can help out in some situations. The assistant was created by developers to solve everyday problems, to simplify the search for data on the Internet.
In which countries does voice search work?
The assistant does not speak Russian yet, but her skills are not limited to English alone. Below is an up-to-date table with the languages and regions for which Cortana is currently available. 
How to enable Cortana on Windows 10 in Russia
To turn on the assistant, you will have to change the language And location default to English And USA respectively. And she will speak to you in English with an American accent.
Go to Options buttons Start.
Finding a section Time and language, and then Region and language.
Looking for in the drop down list USA, and the language English set by default. 
You will also need to run the section Watch, language and region in Control panels.
Location should also indicate USA.
Then restart computer. After which the booted system will be with interface completely on English language.
Need to go to Settings(settings) to activate Cortana.
How to enable Cortana on Windows mobile
If you have smartphone with Windows Phone Mobile 8.1 or 10, you can easily enable Cortana. As on a computer, you will need to edit the options regarding language And Region.
First of all, change the Language to English. Then overloaded by pressing the corresponding button or in the standard way. 
After starting, go to the section " Region". Specify . 
Finding an application Cortana in the list and use. 
As you can see, the most difficult thing here is to restart your smartphone a couple of times.
How to disable Cortana
You can disable the assistant in the settings. 
However, Cortana will remain in the system as part of it. If you absolutely do not need it, or simply for some reason you wished to get rid of it, then two options for how to do this will be described below.
Using group policies
We launch editor local group policies. The easiest way to do this is through a window. Run(Win + R), enter the word gpedit.msc.
In the conductor we follow the path Computer configuration – Administrative Templates – Windows Components – Find.
In the right window we find the field Allow Cortana(Allow use). Disable it ( Disabled), confirm OK and the assistant won't bother you anymore.
We use the registry
The second way to do this is to use registry editor. In the same window, enter regedit- you will be taken to the editor window. 
Follow the path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search
Parameter value AllowCortana put zero and the helper function will be disabled.
For inclusion you will need to carry out the steps in reverse order.
