A stand-alone application or function built into the operating system that is used to find data in a user's computer, including the built-in drives and any external drives that may be connected.

In the '90s, the web browser was the big app that analysts kept their eyes on. Netscape had an impressive headstart in the so-called "browser wars," but Navigator dwindled into obscurity after ...

Yahoo has become the latest major Internet company to introduce consumer software for searching e-mail and other desktop files. In December, the Internet portal announced it would soon begin testing ...

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 ...

The steps to enable or disable the Microsoft Edge desktop search bar using Registry Editor on a Windows 11 PC are as follows: Create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value on the right section Rename that value ...

Copernic Technologies Inc. today announced Copernic Desktop Search (CDS), “The Search Engine For Your PC.” Copernic has used the experience gained from over 30 ...

The MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search was officially launched today. The toolbar also includes a pop-up blocker and form fill functions to enhance the browsing experience. Users of MSN’s ...

Google Search is widely testing widgets on its desktop site. The widgets were first spotted, albeit briefly, on the Google.com homepage in February of this year. They are now starting to appear for ...

Windows Desktop Search is an add-on for Windows XP and it's available via Windows Update. It uses the Windows Search service to compile an index of files on your system, which is supposed to make it ...