Microsoft has released a final version of its desktop-search software as it tries to enhance its presence in the burgeoning market staked out by rivals Yahoo and Google. Microsoft, which is laboring ...

Microsoft has 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 now available at the ...

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 ...

Microsoft recently released Windows 11 Build 25120 to Insiders in the Dev Channel. The build includes a search box on the desktop. Microsoft is experimenting with new forms of interactive content on ...

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp.’s MSN group is looking beyond Web search and is also working on a tool that allows users to quickly and easily find e-mail messages, Word documents and other files on ...

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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 ...

California AG Jerry Brown said Microsoft had agreed to make the 'significant changes' in Vista to stay in antitrust compliance following Google complaint Microsoft will make changes to its desktop ...

Microsoft Corp. today is expected to unveil upcoming enterprise search software that it said will let employees find information located anywhere from their desktop computers and their corporate ...

Execs announce firmer launch date for software that digs through e-mail and files alike, after Google puts out its own program. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, ...