F3 search sucks

Hello Janet,

The same F3 or WIN+F window is an explorer window, so explorer will not be closed with it open.

You will still need to select where you would like to search in the address bar, or it will search nowhere. That's why the search is so fast if you do not select a location to search in the address bar.


Hope this helps,
Shawn

For every Windows 7 computer I used, it has never searched the entire computer by just pressing Win+F and doing a search with just the default "Search Results" in the address bar.

My only point is that you must select where you want to search in the address bar first, then you could select another more specific location in the navigation pane if you like. If you search with only the default "Search results" in the address bar, then it will only search the desktop.

Give it a play and see if you get the same.

That's all. :)

Brink said:

For every Windows 7 computer I used, it has never searched the entire computer by just pressing Win+F and doing a search with just the default "Search Results" in the address bar.

My only point is that you must select where you want to search in the address bar first, then you could select another more specific location in the navigation pane if you like. If you search with only the default "Search results" in the address bar, then it will only search the desktop.

Give it a play and see if you get the same.

Hmmm...mine always produces full-computer search results...:)....This 'hint' (Win + F) surfaces regularly in forums. I use it regularly because 1) I usually want to search the Computer, and 2) WIN + F is the only way I know of that you are offered a larger number of filters for your search ---you can just click on them, as opposed to having to know what they are as well as the proper form to type them in. Many people have complained that if you search from the upper right hand corner search box in WExplorer (as most people usually do), your only offered filters are 'Date Modified' and 'Size'. But if you use WIN + F, you get Kind, Type, etc. I have found all the above points to be true as regards my Win7 Search function (although for some reason, I have stopped getting the 'Kind' filter lately....). I always do full-computer searches this way.....

Win+F with "search results" listed as the location returned results from my desktop only.

Subsequent attempts appear to include results from my whole Library (still with search results selected) I wondered if this was a recall of a previous search so I closed search, Searched X: from an Explorer window. Re-tried and only got results from my library so I can rule that theory out.