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    Google's Spotlight-style Windows search with Lens and AI Mode

    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 App for Windows: Spotlight-style Desktop Search with Lens and AI

    Google’s experiment brings its search engine and visual AI directly to the Windows desktop with a compact, Spotlight‑style overlay that promises to search your PC, Google Drive, installed applications and the web from a single keystroke. Background / Overview Google has quietly expanded the...
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    Google's Spotlight-like Windows launcher with AI, Lens, and unified search

    Google has quietly dropped an experimental desktop app for Windows that behaves like a modern, Spotlight‑style launcher — summonable with Alt + Space — and bundles unified local + cloud + web search with Google Lens and the company’s AI Mode, promising to fix many of the long-standing pain...
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    Google Spotlight-Style Windows Overlay: Unified Search Across Web, Drive, and Local Apps

    Google has quietly pushed a compact, Spotlight‑style search overlay to Windows as an experiment — a one‑keystroke gateway that stitches together web results, Google Drive, installed apps and local files while folding in Google Lens and an AI Mode for conversational answers. Background Google’s...
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    Google Labs Windows App: Floating Spotlight Search with Lens & AI

    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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    Start8 1.20: Enhancements for Windows 8.1 and Customizable Start Menu Features

    Start8 1.20 Changelog -Updated for Windows 8.1 Preview build compatibility -Start8 allows customizing the Start button image AND provides a desktop Start menu -Added new prompt on first run to select a default button image. Upgrade installs will not see this prompt. -When running on Windows 8.1...
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