Ah, the speakers were off, but the MIC was on. It did pick up what they were saying, he clearly stated that in the first post.
I can turn my external speakers off with the volume control on the...

Thats a very small icon down at the bottom of the screen. And easily overlooked IMHO. If you're used to the usual setup menu your not going to look down there, your just interested in answering the...

I would rather it was off by default and be prompted / asked if I wanted to go that route. Just personal choice really. Now that I know its there, I just disable it. Some stuff you still have to type...

I was just pointing out that he didn't hear Cortana is all, and wasn't aware he was in an assisted install. The other is debatable.

cereberus the speakers were turned off, thus he never heard cortona. She heard them though. ;)

If you've seen it before, and have your speakers on. ;)

I get that on my laptop, its my only PC with a microphone attached. Might have been there befor 1803, not 100% sure on that? If you don't have a microphone it just defaults to the unassited install...