{"id":8405,"date":"2026-10-09T04:51:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T04:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=8405"},"modified":"2026-10-09T04:51:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T04:51:32","slug":"microsoft-windows-search-overhaul-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=8405","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s new Windows Search is exactly what Windows 11 needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Windows Search has been one of the most frustrating parts of Windows 11, and now Microsoft is addressing this with a significant overhaul. A new redesigned Windows Search is now in testing that is much faster, more capable, and a lot more modern.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cThis new Windows Search experience is built for speed,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windows-insider\/2026\/10\/07\/from-searching-to-doing-building-a-faster-more-streamlined-windows-search\/\">says Anshul Rawat<\/a>, corporate vice president of the Windows product team at Microsoft. \u201cIt\u2019s built on WinUI 3 and is part of our broader investment in modernizing our core Windows experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Microsoft says early testing of this new search has shown \u201csubstantial improvements in performance and memory usage,\u201d meaning the company isn\u2019t adding extra bloat to Windows to improve search, either. The UI has also been greatly improved, with speedy animations and a large preview pane.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">While search is being overhauled visually, behind the scenes Microsoft is also improving the basics. \u201cWe\u2019re also improving how Windows Search understands what you\u2019re looking for, including better matching for typos and synonyms,\u201d says Rawat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">I got to try out this new Windows Search interface at Microsoft\u2019s Windows and Surface event yesterday, and I was impressed with just how quick it is and how decluttered it feels. Right now if you search for something like the height of an actor it will take a few seconds to figure it out and show you essentially a miniature Bing result.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The new Windows Search just surfaces the result inline, much like the modern search interfaces you see in iOS and Android. These inline results also extend to previews of PowerPoint presentations, photos, and other files.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The most impressive part of this new Windows Search is being able to use it like a launcher, just like many third-party tools, and have it take actions for tasks like turning Bluetooth or dark mode on and off. You can even ask search to minimize windows, or open apps side-by-side. If you use Phone Link, these actions will also extend to your phone so you could simply type \u201ctext mom, I\u2019m running late\u201d and it will send a text message from your phone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Microsoft is testing this new Windows Search interface with its Windows Insiders right now, so that should mean we\u2019ll see it appear in Windows 11 in the coming months. \u201cLooking to next year, work is already underway to bring the new Windows Search experience to the Start menu and have it adapt naturally to different taskbar positions and Windows configurations,\u201d says Rawat. \u201cOur goal is to make Windows Search more capable, with more natural ways to express what you need, richer information in context, and more ways to get things done directly from search.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/1008320\/microsoft-windows-search-overhaul-windows-11\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Search has been one of the most frustrating parts of Windows 11, and now Microsoft is addressing this with a significant overhaul. 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