Here’s how to switch the browser, and set up the Chrome plugin, if needed. Type Settings into the Cortana search bar and hit Enter. Select System. Choose Default apps. Navigate to Web browser, click Microsoft Edge and change it to Firefox or Chrome. Download and install the Chrometana extension.

Currently, Cortana is only available in 13 countries; Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States.

1 Install the App (Android) Open the Play Store, then select the Search Bar at the top. Type in Cortana, then select Cortana from the list. Select Install. Select Open to open the app.

Click the Chrome extension menu button. Click the Chrometana Pro option to open the settings. Check the Enabled option. Use the drop-down menus and select the Cortana and Bing option and Google, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, or Baidu, depending on the search engine you prefer.

On an Android device, press down on any empty area of your Home screen to bring up the menu for Wallpapers, Widgets, and Themes. Tap the Widgets icon. Tap the widget for Cortana. Press down on the type of Cortana widget you want (Reminder, Quick Action, or Mic) and drag . . . Read more

Cortana "lives" in the taskbar, but before you can get her into her home you have to launch her for the first time. Click on the Start Menu button. … Click All apps. Click Cortana. Click on the Cortana button. … Click Use Cortana. Click Yes if you want speech, . . . Read more

Reasons why Cortana won’t work in Windows might include: Cortana is disabled in the Windows settings. The microphone is disabled. Interference from an antivirus program or another process.

Start Task Manager (Right Click on the Start Bar and select Task Manager) Click on the Processes tab. Right Click on the required process and select "Set Priority" You can then select a different priority. Close Task Manager.

Running a process at a higher or lower priority only really has an effect on the actual performance of that process when your CPU is maxed out at 100%. You are basically just telling the computer to prioritize which processes need the most power and which need less.

Right-click the highlighted file. Mouse over "Set Priority" and then click a new priority. Both "High" and "Above Normal" will give your game priority over almost all other applications, unless you change their priorities as well.