Did You Promise to Do Something Via Email? Cortana Will Remind You

Microsoft'south Cortana is turning into a 6-yr-old kid who won't allow you forget something you promised to practice.

Redmond'southward digital personal banana volition at present serve up "suggested reminders" about commitments you lot made on email. The feature leverages auto learning technology to automatically recognize when you said you'd exercise something via email and suggest a reminder about it "at but the right fourth dimension," Cortana Partner Grouping Program Director Marcus Ash wrote in a blog mail.

"We've all been in the situation where nosotros've promised to do something in electronic mail, similar send your boss a report by end of solar day, or purchase tickets to the movies for your date night," Ash wrote. "But the day goes on, emails pile up, and y'all quickly forget. Now Cortana has your back."

To endeavor it out, make sure you lot're signed into Cortana and take provided communications consent. Then, check that your Outlook.com or Function piece of work or schoolhouse account is connected through the connected services section in your Cortana notebook. You lot can exam that it's working past emailing yourself a commitment such as "I will transport you the report by Fri," and looking out for the suggested reminder from Cortana.

About Angela Moscaritolo

Angela Moscaritolo

Angela Moscaritolo is PCMag'south skillful on fitness and smart home products. Educational activity yoga for nearly 10 years has helped her in evaluating a range of connected health products including fitness trackers, heart rate monitors, rowers, smart scales, stationary bikes, force training machines, treadmills, and more than. Angela also tests smart home devices from her ranch in Florida, including air purifiers, kitchen appliances, and robot vacuums, but to name a few.