Windows 10 searches

Is there a way to search Windows 10 for apps and OS functions?
Something like the search routine on files and folder from File Explorer.

I find Cortana a truly frustrating program. I do not want talk to my
computer and do not want it talking to me!

On 26/05/2016 23:13, Keith Nuttle wrote:
Is there a way to search Windows 10 for apps and OS functions?
Something like the search routine on files and folder from File Explorer.

I find Cortana a truly frustrating program. I do not want talk to my
computer and do not want it talking to me!

Keith,

You becoming a grumpy old man by the day. Search bar is right there in
front of you at the bottom of the screen. See this pictu

Search bar
http://content.screencast.com/users/JT19560819/folders/Jing/media/9fa51abf-894f-4711-985c-42d7950c0ea6/2016-05-26_2317.png

You need the text that is boxed in RED. It finds everything for me so
it should also find everything for you.



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Keith Nuttle wrote:
Is there a way to search Windows 10 for apps and OS functions? Something
like the search routine on files and folder from File Explorer.

I find Cortana a truly frustrating program. I do not want talk to my
computer and do not want it talking to me!

Cortana can be ON or OFF.

The area of the Task Bar where Cortana lives,
will turn into a sedate text box, if you turn
Cortana off.

I don't know if federated search syntax has a
notation for Apps or Programs or not. The search
box tries to separate results by "domain", so if you
type text in the box down there, a matching program
would be at the top of the returned search result.

If you see the search box threatening to search Bing
or use Internet Explorer, then you know what you've typed
is just not working to get the job done. Like here, I'm
going to modify my search terms, because I don't want
Edge/IE opening and using Bing. Notice no
"program name" percolated to the top of
this attempted search.

http://res1.windows.microsoft.com/re...8cefb7e_34.png

And in the time it would take me to learn about the
"My Stuff" button, I've probably already switched over
to Agent Ransack to do the search. If you haven't
programmed the Search Indexer (in Control Panels)
to index everything, then there won't be a large
enough index to do a comprehensive search of the
hard drive.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...ything-cortana

It's one of those things, where the closer to being
a Computer Science major you are, the better you'll
get along with the Windows search function :-) It's
like the old search, only with added annoying
animations... Where is Clippy when we need him ?
Oh yeah, melted down and re-poured to make the
"Cortana circle" thingy.

Good luck,
Paul

On 26/05/2016 23:13, Keith Nuttle wrote:
Is there a way to search Windows 10 for apps and OS functions?
Something like the search routine on files and folder from File Explorer.

I find Cortana a truly frustrating program. I do not want talk to my
computer and do not want it talking to me!

another way is to Right-Click on the Start Button (Windows Logo) and you
will see something like this:

Right-Click-Image
http://content.screencast.com/users/JT19560819/folders/Jing/media/f6060edd-66cc-48b1-9829-421ed7dc0629/2016-05-27_0058.png

There you have it exactly like your favourite Windows 7!!



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On 5/26/2016 6:20 PM, Good Guy wrote:
On 26/05/2016 23:13, Keith Nuttle wrote:
Is there a way to search Windows 10 for apps and OS functions?
Something like the search routine on files and folder from File Explorer.

I find Cortana a truly frustrating program. I do not want talk to my
computer and do not want it talking to me!

Keith,

You becoming a grumpy old man by the day. Search bar is right there in
front of you at the bottom of the screen. See this pictu

Search bar
http://content.screencast.com/users/JT19560819/folders/Jing/media/9fa51abf-894f-4711-985c-42d7950c0ea6/2016-05-26_2317.png

You need the text that is boxed in RED. It finds everything for me so
it should also find everything for you.



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I upgraded from Windows 8.1 and do not have a search window on my
desktop taskbar. Now that I know there is something other that
Cortina, I will dig around in Windows 10 to find it.

Thanks

On Thu, 26 May 2016 20:18:40 -0400, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

I upgraded from Windows 8.1 and do not have a search window on my
desktop taskbar. Now that I know there is something other that
Cortina, I will dig around in Windows 10 to find it.



There are lots better search alternatives than what comes with
Windows. I use and recommend Agent Ransack for File Names and Search
Everything for content--both free.

In article , ,
Keith Nuttle says...

On 5/26/2016 6:20 PM, Good Guy wrote:
On 26/05/2016 23:13, Keith Nuttle wrote:
Is there a way to search Windows 10 for apps and OS functions?
Something like the search routine on files and folder from File Explorer.

I find Cortana a truly frustrating program. I do not want talk to my
computer and do not want it talking to me!

Keith,

You becoming a grumpy old man by the day. Search bar is right there in
front of you at the bottom of the screen. See this pictu

Search bar
http://content.screencast.com/users/JT19560819/folders/Jing/media/9fa51abf-894f-4711-985c-42d7950c0ea6/2016-05-26_2317.png

You need the text that is boxed in RED. It finds everything for me so
it should also find everything for you.



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I upgraded from Windows 8.1 and do not have a search window on my
desktop taskbar. Now that I know there is something other that
Cortina, I will dig around in Windows 10 to find it.

Thanks

You just press the Start button (or use the Windows keyboard key), and
start typing.

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On Thu, 26 May 2016 17:41:47 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:

On Thu, 26 May 2016 20:18:40 -0400, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

I upgraded from Windows 8.1 and do not have a search window on my
desktop taskbar. Now that I know there is something other that
Cortina, I will dig around in Windows 10 to find it.



There are lots better search alternatives than what comes with
Windows. I use and recommend Agent Ransack for File Names and Search
Everything for content--both free.

+1, but I think you meant to say that the other way around. :-)

Search Everything for filenames only, and Agent Ransack for content (and
filenames).

On Fri, 27 May 2016 00:36:16 -0500, Char Jackson
wrote:

On Thu, 26 May 2016 17:41:47 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:

On Thu, 26 May 2016 20:18:40 -0400, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

I upgraded from Windows 8.1 and do not have a search window on my
desktop taskbar. Now that I know there is something other that
Cortina, I will dig around in Windows 10 to find it.



There are lots better search alternatives than what comes with
Windows. I use and recommend Agent Ransack for File Names and Search
Everything for content--both free.

+1, but I think you meant to say that the other way around. :-)

Search Everything for filenames only, and Agent Ransack for content (and
filenames).


You're absolutely right, of course, and it's not the first time I made
that error. Sorry

"Keith Nuttle" wrote in message ...

Is there a way to search Windows 10 for apps and OS functions? Something
like the search routine on files and folder from File Explorer.

I find Cortana a truly frustrating program. I do not want talk to my
computer and do not want it talking to me!

I use Classic Start menu.


It's much like Win 7 Start menu. I has a search box that works better than
the Win 10 POS.

The Win 10 POS start is behind it, and can be accessed by an icon in Classic
start.

I have switched back and forth and prefer the Classic Start.

BYW; it's free.

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Keith Nuttle says...
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You just press the Start button (or use the Windows keyboard key), and
start typing.


Damn, that actually works!!!
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On 05/26/16 15:13, Keith Nuttle so wittily quipped:
Is there a way to search Windows 10 for apps and OS functions? Something
like the search routine on files and folder from File Explorer.

I find Cortana a truly frustrating program. I do not want talk to my
computer and do not want it talking to me!

I just don't want Cortana "talking to anyone else" - you know, like
SPYING on what I search for...