Cortana: Full list of Commands & Questions to ask her

Cortana is Microsoft's answer to Apple's Siri and Google's Google Now. Cortana not only exhibits extraordinary intellectual skills because of her sense of belonging to the futuristic Halo universe, but she has also earned the crown of outsmarting Siri and Google Now in many key areas.

Here's a complete list of commands you can give Cortana or questions you may want to ask her. All of these questions have been tested and are guaranteed to work (as long as she recognizes your local accent correctly).

Note: Many of these commands illustrate how Cortana works. You'll need to replace them with your own stuff (name/music/address etc).

Commands

Call:

• Make a call to Ron at home
• Call my mom
• Call Jenn on speakerphone
• Call Anoop
• Call Gautam, home
• Call Aman, office


Message / Text:

• Text dad
• Message Bella
• Text Ravi Do you want to grab coffee this afternoon?
• Send a message to my sister How are you doing?

Reminder:

• Remind me to pick up my dry cleaning tomorrow
• Remind me to ask about her new phone next time to talk to Gloria
• Remind me to water the plants when I get home
• Next time I'm at the grocery store, remind me to buy bananas (if Cortana isn't sure which one you mean, she'll ask
• When Jordana calls, remind me to congratulate her on her new job
• Remind me to call Luther when I leave work

Alarms:

• Wake me up at 6 AM
• Set an alarm for 5:45 AM
• Turn off my 3 PM alarm
• Wake me up in 20 minutes
• Show me my alarms
• Show alarms

Calender:

• Put swimming on my calendar for tomorrow
• Change my 6 PM event to 7 PM
• What do I have next?
• Am I busy on Sunday?
• What's happening this weekend?

Weather:

• Will it rain this weekend?
• Is it cold out?
• What's the weather today?
• What's the forecast for next week?
• Is it hot in Dubai right now?

Music:

• Play [artist name]
• Put on [playlist name]
• Start playing [song name]
• Play some jazz
• Play some rock
• Play [album name]
• What song is playing?
• Which song is this?
• Play next song
• Pause
• Resume Nokia Mix Radio
• Mix me some jazz
• Mix me some rock
• Mix me some classic
• Mix me some pop
• Mix me some hip-hop

Notes:

• Take a note
• Note: left my car on level 4
• Take a note: find birdwatching book for Dad's birthday

Facts:

• Who is the tallest woman in the world?
• Who is the president of Portugal?
• What's the capital of Qatar?
• How many calories in serving a banana?

Finance:

• Convert 60 dollars to rupees
• How many pesos in a dollar?
• How much is a Nokia share?
• How did the Asian markets do?

Flights:

• What's the status of Alaska Airlines flight 628?
• Show me flight status for Pacific Airlines 442
• Is Delta Airlines flight 11 on time?

Places:

• Is there a Starbucks near me?
• Find a cheap pizza place that's open now
• Show me highly rated restaurants nearby
• Is [place name] open on weekends?

News:

• Latest NBA scores?
• Latest Mariner's score
• When was the last Seahawks game?

Greetings:

• Good morning
• Cortana!
• Good morning!
• Good night!
• Good evening!
• Good afternoon!
• Hi Cortana!
• Hello!
• Whats up?
• What are you doing?

Praise her:

• You are the best assistant ever
• You are awesome
• You are beautiful
• You are so intelligent
• You are cute
• You are sexy
• You’re cool
• Thank you
• I’m happy
• I hate you
• You’re creepy
• You’re so annoying
• I’m drunk
• You are good friend
• Love you I’m bored

Questions

Random Replies each time:

Try these questions in few intervals of time and get different replies!

• Sing me a song
• How old are you?
• Tell me a joke?
• Where are you from?
•Where do you live?
• Do you have a boyfriend?
• Are you a male or female?
• Are you pretty?
•Are you sexy?
• What should I call you?
• What's the best search engine?
• What are you?
• Who made you?

Personal questions:

• What are you wearing?
• Do you love me?
• I love you
• Are you mad?
• Can I kiss you?
• Will you marry me?
• Marry me
• Talk dirty to me
• Am I beautiful?
• Cortana, I’m lonely
• Are you team?
• Are you too fat?
• Can you change your voice?
• Can you dance?
• Are you real?
• Are you hot?
• Are you lazy?
• Are you crazy?
• You have beautiful eyes
• What do you live for?
• Are you serious?
• Are you joking?
• How you doing?
• What are you up to?
• Do you have a brother?
• Will you date me?
• Who's your uncle?
• You are boring
• Are you awake?
• How / What are you doing?
• Can you cook?
• Can I change your name?
• Are you pretty?
• Are you a boy?

Ask about her:

• How old are you?
• What do you look like?
• Why are you blue in color?
• What have you been up to?
• Where do you live?
• Do you have a family?
• Do you play [sports name]?
• Are you smart?
• Can you fight?
• Are you lonely?
• Do you have a baby?
• Are you male or female?
• Do you have a mother?
• Do you have any siblings?
• Who's your daddy?
• When were you born?
• What does Cortana mean?
• What is the meaning of Cortana?
• Are you human?
• Who is your creator?
• Are you drunk?
• What are your measurements?
• Are you pregnant?
• Are you there?
• You have beautiful eyes
• When were you born?
• Are you Republican or Democrat?
• Do you have a sister?
• Where are you from?
• What’s your story?
• What do you eat?
• Who is your favourite artist?
• Can you dance?
• Are you male?
• Are you female?
• What do you think of Windows?
• Do you have a mother?
• Are you awake?
• Can you cook?
• That was not the question
• Do you like Microsoft Office?

Ask about her friends:

• Do you like Steve Ballmer?
• Do you like Satya Nadella?
• What do you think about satya nadella?
• Do you like Bill Gates?
• Do you like Jimmy Fallon?
• Who’s your daddy?
• Who is your boss?
• Do you like Android?
• Do you like Google?
• Do you like Apple?
• What do you think about apple?
• Do you like Microsoft?
• Do you know Clippy?
• Which is better, google or bing?
• Do you have a boyfriend?
• What is Clippy doing?
• Do you like Clippy?
• Are you an iPhone?
• Are you an android?
• Are you my friend?
• Are you my girlfriend?
• Are you friends with Siri?
• Siri called you a Bit**

Ask her jokes:

• What does the fox say?
• Beam me up, Scotty
• Open the pod bay doors
• Knock knock
• Why did the chicken cross the road?
• Say something funny
• Sing me a song
• Sing a song
• Where do babies come from?
• What is the meaning of life?
• Guess what?
• Can I borrow some money?
• Tell me a story
• Sing me a song

Ask her preferences:

• What’s the best tablet?
• What’s the best phone?
• What’s the best computer?
• Do you like Xbox?
• What is the best search engine?
• Do you like Google Now?
• Whats better linux or windows?
• Which is better xbox or playstation?
• What do you think of Windows?
• Are you better than Google Now?
• Are you better than Siri?

Ask her Halo questions:

• Do you love Master Chief?
• Do you know what Master Chief is doing?
• What is Master Chief doing?
• I thought you were dead
• Didn't you die?
• Where is master chief?
• What is rampancy?
• Tell me about rampancy
• Tell me about Halo 5?
• Tell me about Dr. Halsey?
• Tell me about Elites
• What do you know about Halo 5?
• Tell me about Catherine Halsey
• What do you know about Dr. Halsey?
• What is Elites?
• Tell me about Grunts
• Are you the cortana from Halo?
• What do you know about Elites
• Are you dating Master Chief?
• What do you know about Grunts
• Tell me about Hunters
• Tell me the story of Halo 5?
• What is Master Chief up to?
• What do you know about Hunters
• Are you in love with Master Chief?
• Are you really Cortana?
• Do you love Master Chief?
• What do you know about Jackals
• Tell me about Jackals
• Who is Catherine Halsey?
• Are you the same Cortana from Halo?
• What do you know about Hunters
• Did you really die?
• Tell me about Prophets
• Who is Dr. Halsey?
• Tell me about Buggers
• Tell me about Brutes
• Tell me about Prometheans
• What is the story of Halo 5?
• What do you know about Buggers
• Tell me about Crawlers
• Tell me about Watchers
• Tell me about the Didact
• What do you know about the didact
• What do you know about Brutes
• Tell me about Guilty Spark
• Tell me about Knights
• Tell me about the Librarian
• What do you know about the Librarian
• What you know about the flood
• What do you know about Guilty Spark
• Which is your favorite Halo?
• What is your favorite Halo?
• What is favorite Halo game?
• Which is your favorite Halo game?
• Tell me about Halo?
• Tell me about beamish
• What do you know about Halo?
• Tell me about hamish beamish
• Tell me about hamish beamish
• Why are you blue in color?
• Aren't you dead?
• Are you dead?
• Why are you blue?
• Which Halo game do you like the most?
• What do you know about beamish
• Tell me the story of Halo?
• Will you be reborn in Halo 5?
• Will you resurrect in Halo 5?
• Will you come back in Halo 5?
• What is Master Chief's last name?
• Will you come back in Halo 5?
• Do you Master Chief's last name?
• What is the story of Halo?
• What do you know about hamish
• What do you know about Hamish Beamish
• What do you know about Catherine Halsey?
• Are you in Halo 5?
• Do you know Jen Taylor?