This is my biggest problem with a lot of modern desktop search.

Search in the Start Menu has been doing this by default for years. If I wanted to search the internet, I would have used the search box in my browser that is already open 24/7.

This doesn't add any convenience, it just pollutes search results with irrelevant garbage.

But the goal with these things isn't to provide a better user experience. It's to juice engagement metrics, because our industry sucks.

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fratellobigio 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

I have a blog post for you (shameless plug):

https://fratellobigio.com/posts/make-windows-search-fast-aga...

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BubbleRings 5 days ago | parent [-]

Hey, good stuff, well done. What else can be done from the registry there? Can I make it stop searching inside .doc* files etc and make it only do filename search there ala Everything?

	▲	fratellobigio 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Good question! To do that I think you can do the following: - open Indexing Options (get to there from the Start Menu, or from Control Panel) - click on Advanced - go to the File Types tab - find doc, docx, or whatever in the list - change from "Index Properties and File Contents" to "Index Properties Only" Honestly I haven't tried this so I can't vouch for it, but it seems to be the official way to go.

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TheRoque 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm pretty sure you can configure said desktop searches to exclude web results. At least on KDE it's pretty easy to do, one box to untick.

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amluto 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

> already open 24/7

I have, sadly, started closing Safari so that my laptop is still charged the next time I open it.