Cortana's Strange Behaviour After Creator's Edition Update

Hi all,

Since the Creator's Update, Cortana has been behaving strangely on my machine. Specifically, when asking Cortana to launch programs, and even more specifically when there are several possible options. So, with Skype, just to take one example, the conversation USED to go like this:

Me: Open Skype
Cortana: Sure. What do you want to open? One, Skype. Two, Skype for Business 2016. Three, Skype Settings.
Me: One.
Cortana: Sure. Opening Skype.

No problem. But NOW....the conversation goes like this:

Me: Open Skype.
Cortana: Sure. What do you want to open? Skype, Skype for Business 2016 or Skype Settings?
Me: Skype.
Cortana: Sure. What do you want to open? Skype, Skype for Business 2016 or Skype Settings?
Me. SKYPE!!
Cortana: Sure. What do you want to open? Skype, Skype for Business 2016 or Skype Settings?

And so on.

So, in other words, Cortana is no longer numbering each option, and does not respond to your choice.

Has anybody else seen this? I have reported it to MS through the Feedback Tool but I've not seen it mentioned anywhere.

Thanks!

Andy.

Thanks for your reply! Yes, I said "One"....and it opens OneNote!!! :)

dalchina said:

Oh, come on Microsoft, this is as pathetic as your start menu, where I see...
- these shortcuts being taken from the folders of 2,3,or 4 per program in my nested start menu.

You think that's bad? You should have seen the mess it made of Nero 7 (OEM preinstalled on the Win7 machine I upgraded to Win10). Help files in 17 different languages for each of the eight apps - 136 in total!

...Which is one of a number of reasons I choose to use Classic Shell start menu which actually works. Reliably.

I just deleted all shortcuts bar the ones for English help. :)

dalchina said:

You're more forgiving and tolerant...

Or perhaps just luckier than you. Nero was the only app with a messy start menu, all my other legacy apps were better behaved. TBH, the Nero start menu was a bit of a dog's breakfast in Win7 too...

...anyway, getting back to my question...Dalchina....thanks mate. I'm glad I am not the only one with the problem, and I shall indeed try asking for the first, second etc. I'm surprised that MS have not corrected this problem.

Thanks!

Andy.

Hi dalchina,

I don't mind unannounced changes......as long as the change works! Thanks so much for your help...let's see what happens (as long as it's not an unannounced fix to an unannounced change!) :)

All the best

Andy.