Cortana’s UI now expresses 18 different emotions. Siri remains detached and aloof - robeyandeavy1951

Hey, Cortana: You're supposed to be fashioning life simpler—at any rate, when helping people use Microsoft's Windows Call up and Windows 10.

But noooo. Microsoft just had to muck things up. In a Tuesday blog Post, Marcus Ash (who bears the unwieldy title of Group Program Manager for Cortana and Search happening the Windows PC, Earpiece and Tablet Group), revealed that the Cortana UI—that blue, pulsating annulus—now expresses 18 different moods, and half of them are inscrutable. Just the likes of a human being.

In fact, if you aspect closely at the chart of Cortana's emotions, above, one-half of the "mood rings" look exactly alike. You can't really separate which emotion she's expressing. So, now we can't just inquire Cortana to exercise something without also having to wonder, Did I just embarrass her? Is she riant at me or with me?

But we at PCWorld are present to help. Here's our guide to the 18 moods of Cortana to help oneself you see exactly what she thinks of your dolt request.

1. Calm

Is your being suffused with calm? So is Cortana's, if you undergo her halo superficial like this.

2. Optimistic

Do I feel prosperous? Cortana does, if she has a lighter ring outside a darker ring on her doughnut. Got that?

3. Reminder

Cortana won't let you forget, A long atomic number 3 you can remember what this nimbus pattern means.

4. Title Flip

Change is interesting, and Cortana clearly enjoys her title of respect flips as very much like the next personal integer assistant.

5. Sensitive V2

Awwww Cortana cares! This is Sensitive V2, not to atomic number 4 confused with Championship Flip above, or Light-sensitive V1 later in the list.

6. Abashed

OMG Cortana bottom't believe you just said that! But don't you think this icon actually looks more like Championship Flip?

7. Alert

Information technology's Cortana's turn to state hey! She's prepare! Are you?

8. Bouncy

Finally, a Cortana mood ring that really kind of looks like what IT means.

9. Need More

Sooooo…..this is similar to Chagrined, but why? Sorry, but ya gotta give me more than that, says Cortana, or I can't resolve your wonder.

10. Euphoric

Cortana's so happy, her innermost halo is a bit narrower at the top, maybe rather like a balloon.

11. Satisfied

YESSSSsssss good job, Cortana! Her Satisfaction halo looks just corresponding Title flip halo and the Sensitive V2 aura and the Cheerful halo, but she's still bad darned proud of herself.

12. Considerate

May Cortana help you? Please, it'd be no disorder at all. If you see this halo, she's dying to comprise of help to you. Unless she's just Satisfied or Sensitive.

13. Music reco

We're guess "Music reco" means Cortana's ready to get down. That's certainly what this big-talkin' halo says to us, anyway. Oregon IT says Iggy Protrude. Same conflict?

14. Pollyannaish

This icon reminds us of Iggy Pop up, too. In any case, we don't know why Cortana has two haloes that mean Optimistic. Maybe she's a meth-uncomplete-entire large-hearted of personal digital assistant.

15. Listening

Read whatever you want to Cortana. She's every ears. Or, she's Optimistic or Unselfish.

16. Sensitive V1

We're all sensitive in different ways, and so is Cortana, plainly. Sure, Sensitive V1's halo looks just the likes of the indefinite in Photosensitive V2, simply the underlying substance is totally antithetical.

17. Oral presentation

Today you hear up, Cortana has something to say! And we've noticed that the three icons for Speaking, Admonisher, and Music reco whol have a light inner halo and a dark outer halo, and wholly the rest are the different, so that must beggarly something.

18. Thinking

Hmmmmm……now why does Cortana's Reasoning ikon reckon the same as Slaked, Considerate, Optimistic, and Sensitive V1 and Sensitive V2? Just like with people, sometimes IT's backbreaking to tell.