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Full Cortana Commands and Questions List

Cortana Phone Commands

• Call Wife on Speakerphone
• Call Sister at home
• Call boss on mobile
• Call Tyrone
• Redail
• Press [number]

Cortana Texting (SMS) Commands

• Text mom: What time is the birthday party?
• Message my boss: I have completed the budget report
• Send text to Tyrone: When are you coming to pick up my stuff?
• Show me messages from Tyrone

Cortana Calendar Commands

• Create a meeting with Tyrone at 2pm tomorrow
• Create a budget review meeting today at 4pm
• Change my 2pm meeting tomorrow to 3pm
• Add Jessica to my meeting with Tyrone
• Cancel budget review meeting
• What does the rest of my day look like?
• What appointments do I have tomorrow?
• What’s on my calendar for Friday?
• When is my next appointment?
• When is my next meeting?
• When am I meeting with Tyrone?
• Where is my next meeting?
• What am I doing this weekend?

Cortana Reminders

• Remind me at 4pm to submit my time sheet
• Remind me to buy gas when I leave work
• Remind me to check the mail when I get home.
• When my wife calls, remind me to ask her to pick up the kids
• The next time I’m at the grocery store, remind me to buy eggs
• Remind me to buy concert tickets tomorrow

Cortana Note Taking

• Take Note: Pick up eggs, milk, bread, and cheese from the supermarket
• Note: Suspect is five feet tall, heavy build, and wearing a Dallas Cowboys jacket

Cortana Alarm Commands

• Wake me up at 6 am tomorrow morning
• Set alarm for 7:30 am
• Wake me up in 2 hours
• Cancel alarm.

Cortana Commands for Maps and Directions

• Navigate home
• Take me home
• How do I get home
• What’s the traffic like on the way to work?
• Get me directions to Union Station
• How far is Union Station
• Where am I?
• Show me a map of Washington, DC

Cortana Questions for Local Business

• Show me pizza restaurants nearby
• Show me the nearest gas station
• Find flower shop near my work
• Is there a Walmart near me?
• Get me directions to the nearest Starbucks
• Show me highly rated restaurants nearby
• Show me good Mexican restaurants nearby
• What restaurants are open at 10am nearby
• Give me directions to the second one

Cortana Weather Questions

• What’s the weather today?
• What’s the forecast for this weekend?
• What is the weather like in Philadelphia?

Cortana Flight Commands

• What is the status of flight AA 5557?
• Is America flight 76 on time?

Music Commands

• Play artist (Play Alicia Keys)
• Play song title (Play We are the Champions)
• Play genre (Play Jazz)
• Play playlist (Play Old School Rap Playlist)
• Play album (Play Ready to Die)
• Pause the music
• Resume the music
• Play the next track
• Play the previous track
• Shuffle the music
• What song is playing?

Random Cortana Questions

• Who is the mayor of Washington, DC?
• What’s the population of India?
• How old is Hulk Hogan?
• What should I not eat when I’m pregnant?
• Show me a picture of a pit bull
• Who is Kayne West?
• Find recipes for baked chicken breasts

Cortana Math Commands

• What is 21 divided by 7?
• Convert 3 miles to feet

Cortana App Commands

• Open camera
• Turn on airplane mode
• Turn on quiet hours
• Turn on WiFi

Cortana News Commands

• Show me today’s news
• Show me the top headlines
• Show me the local news
• Show me the international news

Cortana Questions for Stock and Finance

• How is the stock market doing today?
• How is Microsoft Stock doing today?
• How much is the Facebook stock per share?
• Convert 100 dollars to Canadian.

Cortana Phones

How to Change What Cortana Calls Me

To set the name that Cortana calls you on your Windows Phone, do the following: Launch the Cortana app, select the Cortana Notebook button (), select Settings, then select “change my name”.

In what countries/regions is Cortana available?