If they are going to connect to your machine then yes.  I've done that many times. 

Terry Chaney

Dennis, contact me off the
list as I suspect this may be
a little boring to some on the
list. I will give you what
little info I have which isn't
much but at least, you will
know as much as me.

My email:
hamshack@...

I think that might be some
time as I am totally lost
myself. Right now I am
grasping for straws but my
headset is working and by
pressing Win key plus letter
:C: I was able to bring up
Cortana. My suggestion to you
is to just jump in and
experiment as I am doing.
Maybe someone with some
experience will jump in and
give us a little help to get
started. Good luck and maybe
we will be able to help each
other a little. Having some
fun anyway.

On or off, I recall that one way or the other you get a Windows start up
sound and Cortana works, but which?

BOB SOUTAR.ONWARD THRU THE FOG

Once you get comfortable with Cortana, write a message walking us through your uses for that puppy. I'd like to get mine set up, but my microphone doesn't seem to work.

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I have my with hey cortana this way I am able to avoid using keyboard. Works well.

I am using W10 and latest jaws
and I just set up Cortana a
couple of days ago and seems
to be working well. If
someone else on the list is
also using Cortana and could
give me a little advice on
getting started I would
appreciate it very much. You
may contact me off list if you
wish in order not to clutter
up the list as not many seem
to show much interest in
Cortana.

Thanks much,

FRED C. ADAMS W4HC
THE NIGHT IS FAR SPENT AND
THE DAY IS AT HAND