Windows 10: Search made easy

Discus and support Search made easy in Cortana to solve the problem; Many know the following, already, but... might be some who do not, yet. Sure, there are search boxes all over the place; taskbar Search box, address... Discussion in 'Cortana' started by Drew1903, Dec 9, 2019.

  1. Drew1903 Win User

    Search made easy


    Many know the following, already, but... might be some who do not, yet.

    Sure, there are search boxes all over the place; taskbar Search box, address bars, Bing bar, Cortana & more. Obviously, type in & hit Enter & that's cool. "There must be a better way" (wink)... Well, not necessarily better, but, these sure make it easy:

    1. "Hey Cortana" & speak what you seek.
    2. Win+C and start asking Cortana, no "Hey Cortana" required.

    and, here's one some may not know

    3. Hit Win key & start typing (what you seek).

    These can be used without needing any icon or (text) box for Search or Cortana to be on the taskbar.

    Cheers,
    Drew
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    :)
     
    Drew1903, Dec 9, 2019
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  2. Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


    I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

    Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
    We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
    I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
    Step 1:
    Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

    1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
    2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
    3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.
    Step 2:
    I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

    1. Go to Settings.
    2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
    3. Select add someone else on this PC.
    4. Enter a user name and hit next.
    5. Click on Finish.
    6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.
    Step 3:
    It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.
     
    hurricane51, Dec 9, 2019
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  3. fussybob Win User
    IE11 Google Toolbar no auto search suggestions, no search history?


    Since the last Win 10 update my Google Toolbar won't list any search suggestions as I type and there is no search history listed. The Google tool bar will allow a search, but after a few searches no search history shows and no "clear search" button is listed either.

    I have turnd on "Suggest searches as you type", and "store search histroy on my computer" in the Google Toolbar options.

    Any suggestions to fix this?
     
    fussybob, Dec 9, 2019
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  4. enso Win User

    Search made easy

    Quick Access not searching Pictures folder

    Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

    • I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.


    • Since there were no troubleshooting steps for this scenario, just for the heck of it, I ran through the restore steps. Copied some pictures into the Pictures folder, ran a Quick Access search and initial problem remains: Searching all of QA doesn't find any files in Pictures folder, running search on just the Pictures folder does. I want to run a global search and find matching files in any/all of the Documents, Music, Videos, and Pictures folders.
    That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date. I hope it didn't create potential future problems in my registry.

    Bottom line: I'm still looking for a fix.
     
    enso, Dec 9, 2019
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