desktop search

  1. Why Linux Users Should Reconsider Emulating Windows 11’s Features

    In the ongoing rivalry between Linux and Windows, much of the public discussion revolves around features that Linux lacks compared to its Redmond-based counterpart. From streamlined driver support to user interface polish, Windows often sets the pace for mainstream expectations. But not every...
  2. Exploring Microsoft Recall: The Future of PC Memory or Privacy Nightmare?

    Microsoft has pulled the sheets back on a new Windows 11 feature called "Recall", and let's just say—it’s dividing the crowd. Imagine giving your PC a "photographic memory" to snapshot almost everything you do, organizing it into a searchable timeline. Sounds futuristic and cool, right? Well, it...
  3. Microsoft Windows Recall: Privacy, Security, and Productivity in Focus

    The day is finally here: Microsoft’s Recall feature, whose existence has haunted privacy forums and excited productivity nerds in equal measure since its unveiling last year, is officially going public. But don’t drop your firewalls or start joyfully screen-capturing your time sheets just...
  4. 7 Essential Alternatives to Enhance Your Windows Experience

    1. Process Lasso – Beyond the Basic Task Manager While Windows 11’s revamped Task Manager certainly has its merits, Process Lasso elevates process management to the next level. This tool is like your PC’s personal productivity coach—it doesn't just list your running applications; it gives you...
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    Need a better Desktop Search tool (with a perpetual license) - replacing X1

    Hello everyone, I’m looking for recommendations for a desktop search application to replace X1 Search on my Surface Laptop 7 running Windows 11 (64 bit) on an ARM processor. REQUIREMENTS: Indexed Searches – I need a tool that builds an index to allow fast, efficient searches, rather than...
  6. Windows search bar: The one stop for answers, now with Bing Visual Search

    Every day, we have questions. Search engines, apps, digital voice assistants, or phones are usually our go-to places to find answers. You may already know that you can use Link Removed – found on your PC taskbar – to find things like an app, setting, or a file you’ve been working on. But did...
  7. Windows 10 making windows 10 desktop search use google instead of bing

    i am setting up a laptop for my 6 son who uses google and trying to make it where the desktop searches uses google instead of bing Also how can i place the google search on win10 Home desktop?
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    Windows 7 Where is Macromed folder

    Where is Macromed folder on win7 Hi folks, AMD Phenom II x4 955 Onboard RAM 8G I have Win7 and Windows Server 2008 running here, both 64bit, as VM (guest) of KVM (virtualizer) and co-existing with other 4 Linux servers (64bit version). All of them are working without problem. The only...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 search - Doesn't search entire index

    Hello, I'm new to this forum but an experienced user of windows systems. Recently i started to have this strange problem with windows desktop search: When trying to search the entire index, not a specific location on the disk or inside MS Outlook, there are no results what so ever. Take a look...
  10. Business firms that have moved to Windows7

    Business firms that have moved to Windows7 have had different experiences after the fact; but their reasons for moving to Windows7 have also been varied. Here we look at some successful moves and what convinced the business unit to make the move. Link Removed - Invalid URL Gameware is a company...
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    Windows 7 Search/index network drives??

    Win7 takes a giant leap backward-- you can't index network drives! XP's desktop search did this fine. Googling shows Vista had a patch to fix this-- but not Windows 7. I tried loading my networked music in Windows Media Center, which makes it show up in my Music Library, but it's still not...