Microsoft Cortana's New Feature Keeps Promises

Promises like

"I'll get you an answer tomorrow."

"I'll have those figures to you by EOD."

"I'll get you that report on Friday."

With the constant barrage of emails, your promises to do one thing or another can get lost in the shuffle. Enter Cortana. You may already use Windows 10's digital assistant to set reminders for yourself, but now Cortana will take a more proactive approach to preventing things from slipping from your to-do list and through the cracks.

Microsoft announced on Thursday that Cortana can now scan your emails for promises you made and remind you before they're due. To make these "suggested reminders," Cortana uses machine learning to recognize promises you've made that have a date attached to them.

Cortana's new email-scanning feature is rolling out now to Windows 10 and will arrive on iOS and Android in the coming weeks. Currently, you must use an Outlook.com or an Office 365 school or work email to use the feature, but support for additional email services is coming soon, according to Microsoft.

Suggested reminders setup

To get started with Cortana's suggested reminders, you'll need to connect your Outlook.com or Office 365 account to Cortanta. To do so, open Cortana and click to view the Notebook view. From here, click Connected Services to connect either type of email account.

Cortana's suggested reminders will then alert you before the deadline of a commitment you made. These reminders will show up on the Home view of Cortana as well as the Action Center.

I emailed myself from my Outlook.com account that I'd have a report to myself by EOD but have yet to see any reminder from Cortana, so the new feature has yet to reach me. If you don't see Cortana's suggested reminders yet, be on the lookout for them soon.

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