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21 questions linked to/from Windows 10 Search can't find ANY applications. Even calculator
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Windows 10 is not finding all my applications
I am having an odd issue with Windows 10 and it seems to have started about a month ago. When opening an application, I usually just click in the Cortana search bar and type a few letters of the ...
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Windows Search don't find any settings, and default softwares
After I moved most of folders from ProgramData to my D drive, and did a mklink, when I'm searching for something like "paint", "virtual keyboard", and any settings suggestion for ...
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Windows Search using cortana closes 2 seconds after typing a single character and no result are displayed
I can type one letter in the search field and then am prevented from typing more. Then cortana closes:
I tried running the windows index troubleshooter, and no problems were found.
I tried running ...
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Using wildcards in Windows 10 search for applications
To start any application, I hit
(the Windows Key) to start search, and then type fire to search for Firefox, and then click on it when it appears.
When I want to start, e.g., WinSCP, I sometimes ...
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Cortana Search is not finding applications on Windows 10
For the past several versions (since Windows Vista, I think), if you hit the Windows key and start typing, Windows will search for applications.
Since upgrading to Windows 10 with Cortana, she is ...
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Windows 10 Search Cannot Find Some Programs in Start Menu
I've been having this issue for a certain time now. It goes something like this: when I install a program, there's a 50/50 chance of it being searchable, even though it is already in the start menu (...
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Delete search "cache" in Windows 10 (search finding non-existent / old programs)
I recently installed Office 2016.
In my start menu I can see the Office 2016 shortcuts, such as Excel 2016:
However, when I type "Excel" in the Windows Search bar, I still only see "Excel 2013", ...
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Windows 10 search not showing as many results?
For example, Network and Internet are not showing up. Another one is the individual options in Control Panel, such as System, Programs and Features, etc. Also, Device manager is not showing up. Is ...
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Windows 10 search bar malfunctioning
Hey so I'm having issues with the windows 10 search bar on the bottom left which are it really slow, and it not finding files. I just upgraded from windows 8.1 and I absolutely LOVED the charms search ...
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Windows Start Menu Search can not find installed apps
So a few days ago i had a system crash and i had to reinstall my windows install. But since then whenever i go to the start menu and start typing it cannot find any installed apps, except the default ...
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Windows 10: Cant Find Applications Through Search Box
If I log in and then search for a program (like Device Manager, Calculator, Notepad) etc. from the Cortana search box, Windows will find it and I can launch it from the result list.
However, if I try ...
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Windows Search Indexing After User Rename
Good time of the day!
Not long ago, i had to rename user which is logged in on his computer with his Microsoft Account (MA). Before he used his MA, his computer had Cyrillic username (in Russian), ...
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Windows 10 does not search for Help files (CHM)
There was a feature in Windows 8 I liked very much: possibility to find a help file using the system search. I mean the search that is invoked when you press the Win key and start typing the thing you ...
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Windows 10 Indexing Options Cannot be Accessed (and Windows Search is Not Working)
On a fully updated, freshly rebooted Window 10, I'm logged in as the domain administrator.
Windows 10 search (via start-menu > type something) is not working, so I thought I'd try re-indexing, ...
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Windows 10 does not find any/most desktop apps
I have Windows 10 installed and from what I can tell, everything is working fine.
The issue I have is with my start menu.
If I press the windows key and start typing "Calcul" or even the full word "...
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