When comparing Cortana vs Sandboxie, the Slant community recommends Sandboxie for most people. In the question“What are the best power user tools for Windows?” Sandboxie is ranked 18th while Cortana is ranked 74th. The most important reason people chose Sandboxie is:
Continuing forward as Sandboxie-plus while still updating its classic version.
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Pros
Pro Can recognize music
You can ask Cortana what music is playing and she will attempt to identify it.
Pro Will let you know when artists you're interested in play in your area
Cortana monitors your Bing search history, social network actions, music played, etc to find out what are your favorite artists and will let you know if they plan to play in your area.
Pro Now free and open source
Continuing forward as Sandboxie-plus while still updating its classic version.
Pro Windows 10/11 Home does not include Sandbox
As that is limited to Pro, this is a great alternative.
Cons
Con Functionality is limited on non-Windows devices
While Cortana is available on Android and iOS, certain features on those operating systems are either limited or non-existant. For example, there's no hands-free voice activation on iOS, and on Android it's only available on the homescreen and nowhere else, etc.
Con Windows 10 has Windows Sandbox
Only relevant if using Pro edition of Windows.