The virtual assistant Cortana, present in the tenth version of Windows, does not unreasonably attract the interest of many users, because, in addition to issuing banal tips and tricks, it can do a lot more (take at least a voice search for files or launch some programs). The question of how to enable Cortana (Windows 10) in Russia or in any other post-Soviet country is solved quite simply. This is not the point. The main problem is whether the assistant will communicate with the user in Russian.
If you touch a little on history, the prerequisites for the appearance of such a virtual instrument appeared in the eighth version of Windows, although, as claimed, the current Cortana is a kind of Siri help system, which was first introduced on Apple's mobile devices. Whoever adopted the development from anyone can only guess, but the fact remains. And the modern Cortana, it turns out, is a cut above Apple’s intellectual assistant.
How to enable Cortana (Windows 10) in Russian?
This question has a completely unambiguous answer - the Cortana module in the Russian-language version does not exist in nature today. A virtual assistant focused on Eastern European countries is still under development, despite the fact that Microsoft has repeatedly announced its release by the end of 2016.
The question of how to enable Cortana for Windows 10, at the moment can be considered solely in the aspect of using one of the six supported languages, among which are English, French, Spanish, Italian, German and Chinese. And initially this software product was focused only on the USA, China, Japan, Australia and several countries of Western Europe. Therefore, if you want to communicate with a virtual assistant, you will have to learn one of these languages at least at the level of the school curriculum.
How to enable Cortana in Russia with foreign language support?
Since most of the users are guided by the English language, we will consider the settings in relation to it.
The most important condition for Cortana to understand and speak to you is to change the system language from Russian to English. Such settings can be made through the options menu with the choice of time, language and region. At the first stage, we select English and set it as the main one for the system. We change the region of residence to the USA (desirable, but not necessary).
After that, by pressing the button to the right, we proceed to download the language speech file (so that Cortana can speak the selected language). Upon completion of the download and installation of the basic settings, we make a complete restart of the system.
Assistant Activation
After a reboot, a completely English interface appears in front of the user. Now the question of how to enable Cortana (Windows 10) in Russia comes down to activating a virtual assistant. Indeed, it is already available, but does not work yet.
First, in the previous section, you need to enable speech recognition, that is, set the language in which the dialogue is supposed to be conducted. In order to achieve the maximum effect of understanding between the user and the assistant, it is necessary to additionally use the activation line for supporting accents that are unusual for the selected language. It is clear, after all, that many users do not possess pure pronunciation, and the assistant should understand them. In addition, some users can speak specific dialects (for example, in Germany you can count 15 land dialects, not counting the literary and outdated language).
Further, the problem of how to enable Cortana on Windows 10 in Russia in terms of activating the program at this stage involves the use of a search menu in which the button with the gear icon is clicked, and then the Let Cortana gives you ... item is activated (the mode for issuing tips, answering requests, ideas, etc.).
It is also advisable to note a line that indicates that the assistant should answer all users of this terminal, and use the voice activation mode by the command Hey, Cortana. After setting all these settings, you can start communication.
A few words in the end
It remains to draw the attention of users to several important points regarding how to enable Cortana (Windows 10) in Russia. The most important thing is that as soon as you change the language to Russian, the assistant will automatically turn off. When installing any other language from the list of supported ones, you will additionally need to download the corresponding speech file. It goes without saying that after performing such actions you will need to restart the operating system (this is a prerequisite).
But in general, nothing particularly complicated in the activation of the assistant, in theory, should not be. First and foremost, you need to be fluent in the selected language at least at a primitive level. The rule, of course, is unspoken, but without this in any way.