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now you're all set up with Windows 10 it's time to have some fun with Cortana Microsoft's virtual assistant I'm Lexie Steve a DS for C net and here are some of my favorite Easter eggs to bring up Cortana just press Windows key + C or activate hey Cortana hey Cortana testing check check is this thing on check let's start with her origin story who's your daddy technically speaking that'd be Bill Gates no big deal sticking with the Microsoft theme let's ask her about the previous Microsoft virtual assistant that everybody loved to hate do you like Clippy what's not to like that guy took a heck of a beating and he's still smiling and how about that other virtual assistant Siri what do you think of theory I think it's cool that she's out there trying to make people's lives a little easier very diplomatic now Cortana is the artificial intelligence character in the Halo video game so let's ask her a couple of questions where is Master Chief hopefully getting some R&R he has saved the galaxy three or four times the guy needs a vacation tell me about halo 5 I'm quite certain you don't have proper security clearance for that information she can also entertain you with things like this sing me a song on top of spaghetti all covered with cheese I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed but if you want to get a bit more specific you can ask her this what does the Fox say ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding now that's in your head you probably want to get her to tell you a joke tell me a joke what do you call two crows on a branch attempted murder and finally the big one what's the answer to life the universe and everything that makes 42 so this is just a few of the fun Easter eggs that Cortana has in store if you have some of your own I'd love to hear from you can tweet me at Lexus Avedis and make sure to check out the rest of our Windows 10 coverage at cnet.com hey Cortana goodbye bye now