Windows Explorer "auto search" is a real pain - how do I switch it off

[jxm]

Windows Explorer "auto search" is a real pain - how do I switch it off

The search box in Windows Exploer is a real pain the ass. I regularly need to find files in a large directory with a lot of sub directories, with thousands of files.

The annoying thing is the way that as soon as I start typing it decides to start searching - but with so many files this just jams things up and stops me typing. I have to wait for it to sort itself out before it will let me type any more and this is becoming extemely tedious.

It's getting to the point where I have to type the search into notepad then cut and paste it into WinEx, which is clearly a ridiculous state of affairs.

How do I switch this highly annoying feature the hell off?

 

[nilank]

That is not possible, but something similar is possible.

See point number 51 on this page: Windows 7: 77 Windows 7 Tips

   Tip

Type faster! LOL!

 

[jxm]

thanks (for letting me know it's not possible), but fixing something similar that doesn't fix the problem I'm having doesn't help.

 

[maxie]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/25343-windows-search-turn-off.html

 

[jxm]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/25343-windows-search-turn-off.html

"Windows Search is turned on by default in Windows 7. You should only turn off Windows Search if you don’t use it."

That's not much use either - I do want to use the search, I just don't want it to start the search while I'm in the middle of typing what I want it to search for...

 

[maxie]

Well then have you tried other programs ?

 

[jxm]

Well then have you tried other programs ?

It's the attach function in outlook (which just happens to use explorer), so no that wouldn't help. Just another s**te feature of windows that can't be switched off. I still live in hope that one day they're invent a new MS OS that will just do what I want without annoying me along the way, rather than just keep changing the interface and having the same annoying problems...

 

[maxie]

We all live in hope You know the rest of the saying