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The Windows 11 search box can’t be grabbed and dragged around like a widget, but you can control exactly how it appears on the taskbar — from the full search box to a single magnifying-glass icon or hidden entirely — and there are safe, supported ways plus third‑party options if you want more...

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...

Have you ever looked at your taskbar and thought, "Wow, I'd love to tidy this up?" Or maybe you miss the good ol’ search box that suddenly vanished one day after a Windows update. Fear not, fellow Windows enthusiasts! Whether you’re decluttering or yearning for that handy search box, Microsoft...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.3030 (KB5026435) to the Release Preview Channel. This update brings numerous improvements and enhancements designed to boost your Windows 10 experience. Here's what's new and updated: New Features and Enhancements...

This large window pops up randomly and has no title at the top. Below the search box at the top, it will list many of my apps. I want to stop it from automatically popping up. I'm new to Windows 11. I've spent most of my time turning off automatic processes/ windows.

I turned on my Windows 10 PC and noticed all my desktop icons were gone, with the exception of Recycle Bin. The Search box is also gone. The toolbar icons appear intact. Never seen that happen before. Any idea what may have happened, and is it possible to revert the situation back to normal...

Since I updated yesterday to this version File Explorer search does not work at all. I assume it is because you are using cortana/online/live search which I have all turned off in group policy because I do not want any search or info on my private computer going through anyone else's servers...

Recently I had a bad Windows 10 computer crash. The PC totally locked up, and the only thing I could do was power it down and power it back up. The first thing I noticed was that my entire Windows Live Mail database was gone - not a single message of the thousands that should have been there was...

After windows 10 upgrade, can't see search boxes; pictures on amazon; lines around tabs; road lines on maps; etc...Why? Someone please help. Thank you sincerely....Jim S

Microsoft tech troubleshooter extraordinaire Gov Maharaj and I help walk you through troubleshooting solutions to your tech support problems. If you have a problem you want to send us, you can use the Problem Step Recorder in Windows 7 (Link Removed for details on how) and send us the zip file...

I have an intermittent problem with the keyboard on my HP Pavilion laptop. More and more frequently the letters and numbers which appear are gibberish.......as if they are encrypted. The gibberish seems to appear only in browsers and the Windows search box. There seems to be nothing I can do...

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Since installing Windows 7 and IE8, I've noticed that whatever was last copied to the clipboard gets pasted into the search field when I open Google. I'd love to stop it doing this but I can't find a control anywhere. Does anyone know how to turn this off?

Hello, Every now and then while I play a game in full screen, I get this very annoying search box thingy (see screenshot). I'm guessing I'm pressing some sort of key combinaison for this thing to appears? It's so annoying, I don't know what to do. Say I'm playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 in...

Hello everyone, Recently i face the following problems, i am one step before re-formating my pc and install Windows XP SP3, maybe someone here can help me out. I have Windows 7 Installed on my Pc (Quad Core with 6GB ram) and recently my pc started to behave strange. From time to time, my pc...

:) Hi!! Some people feel the search box in the toolbar hurts their eyes. The only thing I can think - using this tweak, would be to create more space. (IE7 Tweaks To Remove The Search boxes In Toolbars) Open Notepad and copy and paste the following between the lines and save the file as...