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Windows Search icon

Windows Search

Search is right there on your taskbar, ready to help you find whatever you’re looking for. Use the search box to find your apps, files, settings, help, and more on Windows—plus unlock the power of the web with quick access to online information like time zone conversions, fact...

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Proprietary

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Platforms

  • Windows  Windows built-in.
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  1.  Bundled with Windows
  2.  File Search
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slow,inacurrate, eat your system resources

conceptualclarity
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Windows Search is a horrendous resources hog. On an old XP system it's oppressive.

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What is Windows Search?

Search is right there on your taskbar, ready to help you find whatever you’re looking for. Use the search box to find your apps, files, settings, help, and more on Windows—plus unlock the power of the web with quick access to online information like time zone conversions, fact lookup, trending searches, and search results for navigating to websites faster. You can also use Search to find files and people in your work or school organization through?Microsoft Search.??

The search box in Start and Search will periodically update with new content and a fun illustration to help?you discover more, stay connected, and be productive.

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  • Developed by

    US flagMicrosoft

  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free product.

  • Alternatives

    57 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Windows Search, and it has gotten 10 likes

Windows Search was added to AlternativeTo by Danilo Venom on and this page was last updated . Windows Search is sometimes referred to as Windows Desktop Search, WDS.