Ever searched for a file in Windows and come up empty? Or waited way too long for results? You’re not alone. Many users find Windows Search frustrating and it really boils down to its default settings ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

I'm no fan of Windows Vista, but it does have one killer feature that's almost worth the price of admission: built-in desktop search. Click the Start button (or hit the Windows key on your keyboard), ...

Google has just a launched a new search app for Windows It comes with a built-in search tool that can quickly find your files It’s currently experimental and isn’t available for everyone I use both ...

Microsoft is getting down to business with an enterprise version of its Windows Desktop search, which provides corporate intranet searches through other Microsoft software including Office, SharePoint ...

Microsoft Corp. released a preview of an update to its Windows desktop search tool to clear out bugs and improve the performance of the current technology. Windows Search 4.0 is available at the ...

Microsoft’s new desktop toolbar, released today in its final version, adds several new features, but is missing the tabbed browsing function for Internet Explorer that had been previewed in beta ...

Microsoft Monday is set to release an upgrade to its MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search that adds a number of enhancements, including the ability to preview documents on users’ hard drives ...

It’s the feature everyone loves to hate. Windows Search, the busy little background service that chews up your CPU cycles and thrashes your hard disk, is alternately revered and reviled, yet it rarely ...