Microsoft is currently testing a new Windows 10 build 18362.10005 that will allow digital assistants such as Alexa to appear on the Windows 10 lock screen.

Summon Alexa on your Windows 10 lock screen

The voice assistant will start responding to your commands as soon as you call out “Alexa“. Previously, you could only use Cortana from your Windows 10 lock screen.

This change will allow you to quickly access any third-party voice assistant from the lock screen in the future.

This is how you can control your Windows 10 PC with nothing else but your voice.

The CEO of Microsoft announced in January that the company does not plan to compete with Google Assistant and Alexa anymore.

Hence, all of these decisions were made to welcome Alexa on Windows 10. We can see the results of these efforts in the recent Windows 10 build.

Cortana is not exactly going away

Microsoft is well aware of the fact that Cortana failed to perform as per the expectations. Consumers are more interested in using Alexa and other third-party assistants rather than Cortana. That is why the Redmond giant decided to look for other options.

This does not mean that Microsoft is eliminating Cortana altogether. Microsoft plans to revive its digital assistant to serve other purposes.

The big M has already started to integrate Cortana in its enterprise services and software.

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