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Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 19H1 test build separates search and Cortana

January 16, 2019

Via: ZDnet

Microsoft is continuing to add — and remove — various features with its ongoing test releases of Windows 10 19H1. The newest test build, delivered on Janaury 16, removes Cortana from Search, as had been widely expected and already had been in testing with some Insiders for “a few weeks.”

With Windows 10 19H1 Build 18317, Search and Cortana are decoupled in the taskbar. Microsoft’s explanation for the decision is “this will enable each experience to innovate independently to best serve their target audiences and use cases.” A number of Windows users never understood or appreciated Microsoft’s original idea of co-mingling Cortana and Search.

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