Windows 10: Windows 10 own search

Discus and support Windows 10 own search in Cortana to solve the problem; My desktop PC Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit, 20H2, 12/14/2020, 19042.685, i5-6600, 16GB The situation: So I managed to set the search engine to my liking... Discussion in 'Cortana' started by YairGivoni, Dec 19, 2020.

  1. Windows 10 own search


    My desktop PC

    Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit, 20H2, 12/14/2020, 19042.685, i5-6600, 16GB


    The situation:

    So I managed to set the search engine to my liking in all the obvious places, however Microsoft itself is invoking Bing outside of my control in two places:

    1 The looking glass in the task bar

    2 When I press a blue item like "learn more", see for example: Control Panel --> Power Options --> Choose what the power buttons do --> Page with "Learn More".

    When you press it your browser will open with the link:

    https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=2004119

    This link is instantly replaced by:

    https://www.bing.com/search?q= ...

    All this means that when Win10 wants external info, it goes home and there it is using the Microsoft native Bing.


    My question:

    Is there a way to force Win10 Microsoft to always use the search engine one selects as his default?


    Note: Cortana is not used at all in my PC


    TX in advance for any comment

    :)
     
    YairGivoni, Dec 19, 2020
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  2. Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Dec 19, 2020
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  3. enso Win User
    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.
     
  4. Windows 10 own search

    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 19, 2020
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