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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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Possible to get Windows 8 Search to look into files other than .txt and .xml?
I'm using Windows 8 Enterprise. I'm a programmer, so I deal with a lot of odd "file types" that are in text. One of these is .xaml, which is basically xml with a different file extension. I'm trying ...
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Windows 8.1: file content searching, indexed location, unkown/no file type
I have (text) files without extension located in an indexed location. Is it possible using Windows 8.1 to search in their content?
Problems:
1. They have no extension, so I cannot specify their ...
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How to Exclude folders from Windows 8 Search, not indexing (start menu)
Since the Windows 8.1 update the start menu on my laptop is unusable. Every time I use the search box Explorer goes to max CPU % for a couple of minutes after I've stopped looking.
I know this is ...
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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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Windows 8.1 Search not working
I have files and shortcuts on my desktop, when I use the search feature in 8.1 and type in the name of a shortcut on my desktop, it does not find it. This use to work amazingly well in Windows 7.
As ...
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How to find all files with a specific extension in Windows 8?
On a computer with Windows 8, how can I find all files with a specific extension within a drive or network location?
For example, how can I find all *.docx files on my hard drive?
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windows 8 find files modified in last hour
In windows 8 I am trying to find files modified in the last hour. After reading these two links I thought I could do this.
System.DateModified:YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss
So I tried
System.DateModified:>...
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Windows search with specific options
For example, i have two files:
Textfile1.txt
Textfile2.txt
where first file is empty, and second contains string file1
Can I create a search query in standard windows explorer to match Textfile2....
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How to copy-paste path statements for search results (Win 8)
Windows 8.1
I want to search my whole disc for folders whose names contain a certain text string. When I get the results, I want to be able to get a copy-pasteable path statement for each found ...
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How to search on-page with Internet Explorer in Windows 8 on a touch device?
I neither have an external keyboard nor is the virtual keyboard available in the browser. As well, if I try to use the charms bar and choose "Search" in Internet Explorer, a new Bing tab is opened ...
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How do I search for an exact 'tag' word in a file using Windows 8.1 search?
I want to tag my text documents, using tags such as @done, or @inprogress.
When I use Windows 8.1 search for @done, I get any document that contains the word 'done', regardless of the @ sign. This ...
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How to exclude outlook 2010 emails from windows-8 desktop search?
Like many power users, I have tens of thousands of emails in several imap accounts in outlook.
When you search from the desktop in windows 8 (ok, I'm using the classic start menu, but there are other ...
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Windows 8 - Search in explorer doesn't work anymore
It's been a few days now, windows search simply doesn't work anymore. Whatever I type into the search field, it displays "searching", the blue bar moves, but no files are shown, ever. I can even ...
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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 ...