Windows 10 search shake-up will also bring changes to Office 365
Microsoft is planning to separate its Cortana personal assistant from search in forthcoming iterations of Windows 10, if the latest Insider build is any guide.
The change, which has been previewed in Build 18317, is a response to criticism over the way in which search has been implemented in Windows 10. Because Cortana only works effectively with Microsoft’s own Bing search engine, this meant that the integrated search facility in Microsoft also had to be tied to Bing — preventing users from making Google or DuckDuckGo their default search service.
In Build 18317, the text box will be solely for searching, while Cortana will require either voice commands or for the user to click the separate Cortana button on the Windows 10 taskbar.
