Google has quietly pushed a Spotlight‑style search experience onto the Windows desktop: an experimental, keyboard‑first Google Search app that summons a floating search bar with Alt + Space and can return results from local files, installed apps, Google Drive, and the web — and it bundles Google...
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Google’s experiment quietly drops a compact, Spotlight‑style search bar onto the Windows desktop — summonable with Alt + Space — that unifies local files, installed apps, Google Drive and the web, and layers in Google Lens and an optional AI Mode for conversational, multimodal answers...
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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...
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Creating a shortcut to shut down your Windows 11 computer may seem like a minor tweak, but for power users, accessibility advocates, and anyone seeking streamlined workflows, a dedicated shut down shortcut can be surprisingly useful. In some situations—such as software glitches that freeze the...
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Finding an efficient way to shut down your Windows 11 PC can be more important than you might think, especially when traditional methods freeze or the mouse becomes unresponsive. Windows 11, with its modern interface, offers several ways to power down, and with a little tweaking, you can speed...
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Unlocking Instant AI Power: How to Open ChatGPT with a Keyboard Shortcut on Windows
Artificial intelligence has rapidly transformed from a futuristic concept into a practical tool integrated right on our desktops. Among the groundbreaking innovations is OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a versatile AI chatbot...
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Windows 11 is always evolving, and one of its standout features, the Snipping Tool, has just received a significant update that Windows users should pay attention to. With the advent of a new keyboard shortcut specifically for its Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities, managing your...
If you've ever found yourself fumbling through menus to shut down your Windows 11 PC, you're not alone. Navigating the Start Menu can feel like trekking through a digital jungle when all you want is a quick way to power down. But fear not! With a few simple steps, you can create a shutdown...
Due to a hardware change, I need to activate XP. Since it claims that it can't do so automatically, I have to use their telephone method, but I don't have mouse control yet, and I don't know how to use the keyboard to select my location in the dropdown window. Unless I can do so, it won't...
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In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz tells you to put the Up button on the Command Bar via a little known keyboard shortcut, a short VBScript, and some registry edits.
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