Windows Help & Advice - UK (2019-12)

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How to use Alexa

with Windows

“Amazon’sAlexais a powerfuldigitalassistantandnow

youcaneasilyuseit withyourWindows 10 PC,too,

usinga WindowsStoreapp– we’llshowyouhow”

oucannoweasilyadd

Amazon’sAlexaassistantto

yourPC.AlexaonWindows

is a convenientwaytocommand

yourdevicesandsmarthomeif

you’realreadyinvestedinit.

Alexais availableforWindows 10

PCsintheUS,UK,Germany,and

Japan,andwillbecomingtomore

locationsinthecomingmonths.

Microsoft’sownCortanaassistant

hasn’tgaineda wholelotoftraction

sinceitsdebut.Theearlypromiseofa

voiceassistantinsideWindowshas

beenlefthangingbecauseother

devicesdon’tsupportit and,well,

Cortanajustisn’tasgoodasAlexa,

SiriorGoogleAssistantatsorting

stuffout.

Instead,Microsofthasoptedto

workmorecloselywithlong-time

collaboratorandfellowWashington

StateresidentAmazonsotheirvoice

assistantscanworktogether(andyou

cansummonAlexawithinCortana).

1 Downloadandinstalltheapp

OpentheMicrosoftStoreonyourPCandsearchforthe

Alexa app –it’scalledAlexaratherthanAmazonAlexa.You

might be promptedtogibethepasswordtoyourMicrosoft

account. Clickontheblueinstallbuttontoaddit.If youever

want to removeit,gotoAddorRemoveProgramsinSettings.

Some newWindows 10 devicesnowhaveAlexapreinstalled.

2 Sign into your Amazon account

Once the app is downloaded and you’ve opened it, you’ll be

prompted to sign into your Amazon account. If you’ve ordered

something from Amazon in the past, chances are you’ll have one.

Make sure you’re using the same account credentials to set up

Alexa on your PC that you’ve used with any Alexa devices in the

past, otherwise things won’t work together.

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Step-by-step Getting to know Alexa on Windows 10

Anyonecandoit

Straightforward

Trickyin parts

Windows 10

Windows8.1

Windows^7

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