How to activate Cortana
Click the Start button to go to settings with the link "Settings":
See you in the "Time and Language":
In the left menu click on "Region and Language" and "Add Language":
Initially simply select "English":
Then make the choice English (United States):
Back on the Region and Language window, click the new language and then "Set as Primary". Top select "United States":
Sign out of the Windows session or reboot your computer. Caution, it is possible that your keyboard is QWERTY to AZERTY past. If you have difficulty with your password, try the following shortcuts to change from one to the other:
Shift + Alt Gr
or Shift + Alt
or Alt + Shift (respect the order)
Once in Windows, you can use the shortcut [Windows] + [Space] to switch to a keyboard French keyboard US.
We will now activate Cortana. Now click in the text field next to the Start button and the icon in the top left of the window and then "Settings":
In the settings Cortana, activate the module by clicking the cursor:
Cortana asks how he should call you, enter your first name or nickname:
Cortana again and asks if the pronunciation is correct. If this is the case, click "Sounds Good"
You can now play with Cortana talking to him through the microphone icon at the end of the text field. Of course you're not English and the exercise could quickly become boring but that's the price to pay for testing before anyone else.
Feel free to ask questions or make comments about your experience with Cortana