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Internet Explorer 10 Not Searching From Address Bar
I'm setting up my dad's new Windows 8 PC. At some point after using the Easy Transfer utility to transfer his files from XP and installing Norton Internet Security - I don't know if those are related,...
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How do I remove Bing as the default search engine in Windows 8?
I have Windows 8 and I want to use Google as my default search provider add-on. How can I add GOOGLE as my DEFAULT search provider add-on and DELETE the Bing add-on ? This means that I want GOOGLE to ...
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How to make Windows 8 Start Screen search result icon to open a new instance of a Desktop App
There is a registry hack that makes Windows 8/8.1 Start Screen Tiles to open a new instance of a Desktop App (see accepted answer of this question: How to make a Start Screen icon for Notepad that ...
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Wildcards in Windows 8 search [duplicate]
I already read this question:
Can I use wildcards in Windows 8 search?
but it doesn't answer mine.
It seems to me, that the wildcards (especially *) are not consistently working correctly.
Assume I ...
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Windows 8 isn't searching/indexing secondary hard drives?
I've recently installed Windows 8 on one of three drives (C:), and it's unable to search or index any of the other hdds (A: and B:) where I've stored any user files: music, videos, pictures, etc).
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How to search only indexed files in Windows 8's File Explorer?
Windows 8's File Explorer searches every file in the computer, how do I change it to search only files in Indexed Locations? I don't want to use Win + F since I want the search result window to remain ...
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Binary file search on Windows 8?
I'm in a weird situation. I need to find a file based on its contents, not the name because the name is not unique...
For example, I have a file named "cat.jpg". It is a picture of a cat. I happen to ...
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Windows 8 search with result context
Is there a way to search for PDF and Word documents in Windows 8 so that the search results display not only the file name, but also some context of where the search terms occur? A sentence around the ...
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How to search the entire hard drive for files modified on a particular date? [duplicate]
I picked up a virus a few hours ago, and have identified one of its files. I know the exact minute that the virus was installed, and would like to search my entire hard drive for files modified in ...
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Windows 8 Start screen search with touch keyboard
On the Desktop I see the keyboard icon in the tray, but in the Start screen there is no such icon. How do I bring up the on-screen keyboard to search using touch in the Start screen?
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Why Windows 8 would display colored squares instead of icons in the Search charm?
If I try to search anything, I only see colored squares instead of app icons, but only for Windows Store Apps.
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How do I conveniently search through Libraries in Windows 8?
In Windows 7, I took the habit of putting most of my frequently accessed disk areas as Libraries - there were about a dozen. Typing a word in the Start menu would then give me a summary of matches by ...
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Combine Windows 8 app and settings search? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a way to show all Windows 8 Modern UI search results on one page?
Consolidating Windows 8 Search to one Textbox
While I've adapted to most things in Windows 8 quite ...
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Can I use wildcards in Windows 8 search?
When using a new Windows 8 search bar:
What is the syntax of the search expression? Is it possible to use wildcards like "*", "?" or any other special symbol?
For example, when searching with Google ...
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How to hide application from search list in Windows 8?
I would like to hide the application from search list, i.e. when a user tries to search any application in Windows 8 through the search option, the application will not appear in search result.
Is ...
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