How to add Interests to Cortana in Windows 10

Description: This article will show how to add your interests to Cortana in Windows 10. This will allow Cortana to provide more relevant information to you and keep you up to date on news, weather, sports, track packages, and more. In this example, we are going to add a sports team to stay up to date on upcoming games and receive updates during the game. These steps will be very similar to all other interests that can be added to Cortana.

  1. Click the search box at the lower left hand corner of the screen.
    Windows 10 Cortana search box
  2. Click the notebook icon.
    Windows 10 Cortana notebook icon
  3. Various categories will be available to specify more information. Scroll down and click Sports.
    Windows 10 Cortana notebook
  4. Scroll down and click Add a team below Teams you’re tracking.
    Windows 10 Cortana notebook add item
  5. Click the search box and start typing the name of the team to track. Results will begin to automatically appear based on the search.
    Windows 10 Cortana notebook search
  6. Once the team and sport is shown in the search results, click the team name.
    Windows 10 cortana notebook search box
  7. Options will appear to select which updates to receive through Cortana. Clicking any of these options will turn the notification on or off. Click the Add button to add the team and save the changes.
    Windows 10 Cortana add item to notebook
  8. Cortana will show information on the home screen about the interest based on the options that were previously selected. In this example, Cortana is showing when the upcoming Cleveland Indians game is, along with the opponent, and the location of the baseball game. Clicking the date and time at the top of the card will show additional information about the upcoming game.
    Windows 10 Cortana search results added

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