filesearch

Windows 11’s built‑in search can be handy, but for many power users it’s long felt sluggish, cluttered with web suggestions, and inconsistent when dealing with non‑indexed folders or massive file collections — which is why dozens of lightweight, keyboard‑first launchers and indexers have sprung...

Google’s experimental Windows app aims to remove the friction of switching windows to look something up — a floating, Spotlight‑like search bar you summon with Alt + Space that can search local files, installed apps, Google Drive, and the web, and that folds in Google Lens and the company’s AI...

Microsoft’s Copilot for Windows just took a meaningful step toward making file discovery and everyday assistance feel conversational: a staged Insider rollout now brings semantic file search to Copilot+ PCs and a redesigned Copilot home that surfaces recent apps, files and Vision-driven guided...

After the last update my custom theme changed to a default theme and I can't find a way to change it back to one of my own! I get into Personalize and can't find anyway to search for a folder on my hard drives. I can get themes from the net, but I can't find a search box that lets me search on...

Although Windows has evolved into a sophisticated, feature-rich operating system, even its most recent versions can leave users searching for essential tools that remain inexplicably absent from the default installation. Windows 11, for all of its polish and productivity advances, still requires...

Alright, I have a couple of issues that all came up the day after I ran a scan on my computer with Advanced System Care Pro. I've been using the product for a few months now without any issues. Now it seems like the computer is not recognizing my user settings. Here are my problems. When I...

Hi - I'd like to perform file searches like they used to be in Windows XP. I could search for multiple file types by typing : *.xls, *.ppt, *.doc and restrict the date, and even files that contained certain words within the files. I can't seem to do this as well in Explorer for Win7pro, I can...

I've built my own application that searches for files and have set it to run as administrator, however it won't read/detect most of the sys files in c:\windows\system32\drivers. I did some checking and most cygwin EXEs also have the same problem. For example, if I cd to that directory and do...

Hi, How would one go about searching for filenames starting with the '-' character? e.g. -something.ext i can search for image files created on a wednesday by left handed, pleasant smelling, polish plumbers whos fathers were members of the communist party and whos names were Mary..... but...

Hi I've lost some work by opening an attachment from an e-mail, forgetting to save it locally, and then saving the document and closing. I think it's saved the updated file to a Temporary Internet File somewhere, but I can't find it. I've tracked backwards by re-opening the original file from...