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Windows 10 search bar and edge not working? [closed]
All my windows 10 features like search , cortona and edge stopped worked.I searched for different solutions and tried different codes and executed in the elevated powershell but no use.
Any solutions?...
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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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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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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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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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Disable search suggestions in Windows 8.1
When i use the search in Windows 8.1, under the results like software and files, there is a sort of suggestion, and if I click on it it opens a search results page in Windows. How do I disable that? I'...
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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 8.1 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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Why does Windows 8 application search no longer match substrings?
When I first installed Windows 8, I could start an app by hitting the Windows key once to bring up the Start screen, and then typing a substring of the app's name.
At some point since then, the "...
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How Search File Content in Windows 8 File Explorer?
I'm stumped as to how the search function is Windows 8 File Explorer is supposed to work.
I'm trying to search the content of some text files under a sub-folder of My Documents. In File Explorer (...
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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 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 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 - 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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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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How to customize the apps in the Windows 8 search bar?
When I start searching from the Start screen, a list of apps appears under the search bar. Clicking on any of those gives results from that specific app.
Is there any way to remove/add apps to that ...
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Windows 8 search for folders?
How is one supposed to search for folders using Windows 8? It seems like Microsoft neglected to add this functionality to the Modern UI... This is a feature that I often use, and was wondering if ...
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Is it possible to remove an app's results from Modern UI search on the start screen?
How can I remove all search items (for example emails) from a particular pre-installed Modern UI app when searching by typing on the start screen?
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How to disable automatic search in Windows Explorer?
One thing I like in Windows XP is the ability to type the first character of a folder or file, and Explorer instantly jumps and highlights the first matching item. Windows 7 replaces this feature with ...
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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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