As-You-Type Searches with Instant Search
We mentioned earlier that as-you-type searching, while still alive and well in the new Windows 8 interface, is no longer possible through the Start button. That’s the bad news. The good news is that you can still perform desktop-based as-you-type searches in any folder by using the Search box that appears in every Explorer window.
What gets searched depends on several things:
• If you just want to search within a particular folder, display that folder before clicking inside the Search box. By default, Windows searches within subfolders as well. To turn that off, click All Subfolders in the ribbon’s Search tab.
• If you want to search your entire computer, either display the Computer folder and then run ...
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