Re: W10M Insider Preview 14379 Discussion (Redstone Branch, Fast Ring)
Ya, not what I wanted to hear but may have to go that route. I didnt use Hey Cortona a lot but once its not there, you really see how often you did you use it....(pretty much like any feature you feel you didnt use that much).....
will go the WDRT route this week and see if I can get it all back again.
Thanks.
Just to share my experience on a 1520....
Not sure when I first lost Hey Cortana but I know it has not worked for a few builds. Like you, once I noticed it was gone I really started missing it. Anyway, I found the suggested WDRT solution so I gave it a shot.
The first try was a straight flash 8.1, Setup Cortana and update (with turn off Wi-Fi and Cellular Data mixed in there). The result, I got Hey Cortana back. A little disappointed that I had to reconfigure my phone so I tried a hard reset to restore a backup. Oops, no more Hey Cortana.
Second try I decided to really test things by using WDRT to get back to 8.1 and restoring my W10M backup there knowing most apps and settings wouldn't come over. As expected, they didn't, but it was a start. Got Hey Cortana setup and updated to W10M. Worked good for a day or so until the Store kept crashing after a new build update. I made a new backup and did a hard reset to restore it to get the store back (should have waited a day for 14379). Restored the backup on W10M and store worked but no Hey Cortana.
At this point I'm waiting for it to magically come back just like it went away in the first place.