Windows Help & Advice - UK (2020-05)

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Windows

UKCORTANA

Q

I’ve just switched to a Surface

Pro. I think Windows 10 is a

big improvement on earlier

versions, but I’m unable to get

Cortana to work – an error message

tells me it’s not available in the UK.

Microsoft told me to set the

language and region to US, which

worked, but it stopped when I

switched back to the UK. Any ideas?

Chris Hudson

Nick’s solution

When Microsoft

decoupled Cortana from

Windows Search, it

started developing a new, separate

app from scratch. This is still

currently under development, and

one of the consequences has been

to remove localisations like UK

English while it’s being put

together. UK English should return

in the next few months assuming

the final version is released on

schedule. Keep an eye on

https://blogs.windows.com/

windowsexperience/ for details.

Applications

LAUNCHAGROUPOF

APPSWITHONECLICK

Q I frequently use a suite of

programs to perform various

image-editing functions. Having to

open them all manually each time

is a real bind. Is there some way I

can automate the process?

LionelStewart

Cat’s solution

Download, extract and

launch a free portable

program called Splat

(www.dcmembers.com/skwire/

download/splat/). First, click the

Create new profile button

underneath the File menu and give

your profile a suitably identifiable

name. Click OK when done, then

right-click the profile and choose

Edit launch hotkey to assign it a

keyboard shortcut.

Press [Insert] or choose Edit >

Insert Entry to create your first

FAST LAUNCH

Splat lets you

launch multiple

programs with a

simple key combo.

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