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The Windows 11 problem (www.spacebar.news)
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[–] a_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

This is definitely a personal preference thing but I think if you want to search the web, you go to the web browser. And if you want to search for a folder or file on the system, windows search should fulfill that purpose.

At the very least, it should be a toggle. The current implementation of Windows search feels like it’s only there to force people to use Edge