Change speaking or typing into Cortana when you press Win + C in Windows 10
Cortana, your personal productivity assistant, helps you stay on top of important issues and save time finding what you need. Just type or speak requests in natural language to connect with people, manage schedules, find an empty hour, set reminders, add a task, etc.
You can also find local information, follow the latest news, weather and financial updates.
You can change the shortcut options to speak or type / speak the way you want to communicate with Cortana, when you press the Win
+ keys C
.
This tutorial will show you how to change keyboard shortcut options to speak or type in Cortana, when pressing the Win
+ keys C
in Windows 10.
Note:
- The Cortana Voice Activation feature is required to communicate with Cortana when you press the Win + C keys .
- Enabling Cortana Voice Activation is not required to enter Cortana when you press the Win + C keys .
Change speaking or typing into Cortana when you press Win + C in Windows 10
Here's how:
Step 1:
Open Cortana.
Step 2:
Click the Menu button (3 dots) and click Settings.

Step 3:
Click Talk to Cortana in This device .

Step 4:
Select ( tick ) Type or Speak or type , depending on what you want, in the keyboard shortcut preference .

Step 5:
You can now close Cortana settings if desired.
You should read it
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- The best setup guide for Cortana on Windows 10 (The last part)
- What is Cortana? How to use Cortana on Windows 10
- Instructions to turn on Cortana and use this virtual assistant on Windows 10
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