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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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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 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 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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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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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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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 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 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 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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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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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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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.
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