Windows 11's taskbar has received a new feature that many will not like: hovering the cursor over the taskbar search now opens the search flyout automatically. Here is how to disable that feature.
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The latest Microsoft Weekly issue is here. Learn about Edge taking screenshots of websites you visit, new features for Windows 11, gaming news, and several look-back articles remembering old products.
Here is a guide showing how to remove the Bing logo from the taskbar in Windows 11, restore search highlight images, and make the search box transparent for a more subtle and less distracting look.
Microsoft finally has a permanent fix for systems suffering from the broken Start menu, Windows Search, and misbehaving UWP apps. The necessary update is now available for Windows 10 and 11.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
The latest Windows 11 Dev build contains a new settings section for search, and it has a hidden option that lets you open Windows Search (Bing) by hovering over the search button on the taskbar.
Microsoft has released a new cumulative update for Windows 11. Build 22621.1485 is now available with a slightly tweaked search bar on the taskbar, Microsoft Account notifications in Start, and more.
WizFile is a very fast file search utility that can find files on your hard drive almost instantly.
Microsoft has confirmed that those using the most recent Windows 10 and 11 versions might experience issues with the Start menu, Windows Search, and UWP apps. The company is investigating the bug.
In the first Windows 11 Beta build for 2023, Microsoft has spent the period between the holidays further tweaking the Search functions in Start and on the Taskbar. There are fixes too.
One of the recent cumulative updates for Windows 11 introduced a redesigned pill-shaped Search button on the taskbar. Not everyone is a fan of this change, so here is how to restore the old variant.
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This edition of Microsoft Weekly is jampacked with news about the slow but inevitable rise of Windows 11 in market share, some new builds and associated issues, along with a "Windows 12" concept.
Windows 11 build 25252 has a new search box on the taskbar with one controversial quirk called search highlights. Here is how to disable those Windows 10-like search highlights in Windows 11.
The latest Windows 11 build has introduced a new search box that works like the one found in Windows 10. As usual, the new search box is not available for all insiders, so here is how to enable it.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
Here is a new undocumented feature spotted in the latest Windows 11 build 25217—Microsoft experiments with a new option that lets you move the search button on the taskbar from the center to the left.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
Like every other OS, Windows 11 has its pros and cons. However, people tend to focus more on the negatives than the positives, so we have penned our thoughts on some smaller features that we like.
The latest Windows 11 Dev build contains a hidden search widget. Developers experiment with showing more information on the taskbar in Windows 11, and the search widget is a part of that test.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
Microsoft is testing a new search bar on the desktop in Windows 11. It is available for select users in the Dev channel, and this guide will show you how to enable or disable it after testing.
The latest Dev Channel build for Windows 11 introduces a new web browsing experience on the desktop, but perhaps unsurprisingly, it does not respect your browser preferences and defaults to Edge.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
Microsoft rolls out an update to properly enable dark mode support for Windows Search in Windows 10. Users will now have more consistency when switching between the light and dark themes available.
Microsoft has made a number of changes to the Search UI present in Windows 11, offering considerable advantages over that present in Windows 10. However, there is still room for improvement.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
Microsoft has announced a handful of search improvements in organizations, thanks to the power of Microsoft Graph. Windows Search will be able to surface new results from Dynamics 365 and more.
WizFile is a very fast file search utility that can find files on your hard drive almost instantly.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
WizFile is a very fast file search utility that can find files on your hard drive almost instantly.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
