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  1. Posts : 1,811
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       #21

    Dog Search


    Slartybart said:
    Every iteration had to be learned, Win7 had a steep learning curve because it had so much power.
    IMO, the "Dog Search" (XP) was easier to use than any of the later Windows searches.
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       #22

    Edwin said:
    Good point Bill.
    I was going to make a tutorial about 'How to get Cortana working properly' but, I can't get Cortana working properly enough to make a tutorial about how to get Cortana working properly!
    Edwin,

    Have you tried this:

    Hey Cortana, how do I get Cortana to work properly.
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       #23

    lehnerus2000 said:
    Slartybart said:
    Every iteration had to be learned, Win7 had a steep learning curve because it had so much power.
    IMO, the "Dog Search" (XP) was easier to use than any of the later Windows searches.
    Tips & Tricks-lostdog.png

    Much easier, but not as powerful.
    The search agents in XP had a straight forward input dialog and changing of the scope of the search was simple. It took a while to adjust to the more powerful search options in Win7 (maybe search 4.0 in Vista - I don't recall).

    After a while I found Win7 search extremely useful (after figuring out that it was filename ext:filetype, not filenameDOTfiletype). - I was also glad to no longer hear the pouch barking, panting, or scratching
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       #24

    Slartybart said:
    Edwin said:
    Good point Bill.
    I was going to make a tutorial about 'How to get Cortana working properly' but, I can't get Cortana working properly enough to make a tutorial about how to get Cortana working properly!
    Edwin,

    Have you tried this:

    Hey Cortana, how do I get Cortana to work properly.
    Hehe, yeah, fetches nothing but Cortana related Phone problems.
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       #25

    This may not be the right place for this; but here goes anyway: does anyone know if there is a way to sync my iphone calendar with the one in 10 somehow?
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       #26

    Matt Siegel said:
    This may not be the right place for this; but here goes anyway: does anyone know if there is a way to sync my iphone calendar with the one in 10 somehow?
    You might get better response by starting a thread with your question, like this one: calendar sync?

    Not sure which sub-forum this fits, maybe in
    https://www.tenforums.com/general-discussion/ -or-
    https://www.tenforums.com/network-sharing/

    I started this thread so people could post tips / tricks they found. If you find the answer - you can post that tip / trick here

    Bill
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       #27

    This isn't really a tip or a trick but this new Start Menu has got me baffled, so I did an experiment.
    I'm thinkin that this new Start Menu is still only half baked, for one; in the second place, I'm thinkin it's running off of some immersive engine of it's own, either that or the tiles (the elements) are merely cached elements or something like that.
    So anyway, I went and hid the whole damn C: Drive, and sure enough, in the old Start and Resizable UI's everything disappeared! (including 'Search' and it's annoyances-for those who wish to experiment )
    The only things that remained were Store, Settings and Desktop, of course.
    But, when I went back to the 'Expandable UI', everything was a mess; I could move tiles around, etc. but none would invoke an app!
    So, yeah..., there's probably a reason in there somewhere why nothing is working properly on the new Start Menu yet.
    That's all!
    Last edited by Edwin; 02 Feb 2015 at 23:06.
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  8. Posts : 3,502
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       #28

    Quick access Start menu


    Pin All Users Start menu to Quick access

    Navigate to %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
    Right click the Programs folder
    Pick Pin to Quick access

    Pin your private start menu to the Quick access

    Navigate to %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
    Right click the Programs folder
    Pick Pin to Quick access

    Unfortunately Win10 doesn't combine the two menus in a single presentation.

    If you pin both, you'll have two Programs folders pinned - don't be tempted to rename them.
    You'll rename the actual folder and your Start Sreemenu will be fubar - oops! Just rename it back to Programs.

    Note: Be very careful with Quick access pins - you're working on live folders, not links.
    I deleted one and the actual folder was deleted
    Always use Unpin from Quick access - ALWAYS!

    Side note: Folder options, General tab -> Privacy : Tips & Tricks-tickno_b.png show options,
    control what is presented in Quick access.
    Clearing both boxes and pressing Clear File Explorer history [Clear] removes objects from Quick access.

    I would expect pinned objects to remain - they're pins, not recent or frequent.
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       #29

    Slartybart said:
    lehnerus2000 said:
    Slartybart said:
    Every iteration had to be learned, Win7 had a steep learning curve because it had so much power.
    IMO, the "Dog Search" (XP) was easier to use than any of the later Windows searches.
    Tips & Tricks-lostdog.png

    Much easier, but not as powerful.
    The search agents in XP had a straight forward input dialog and changing of the scope of the search was simple. It took a while to adjust to the more powerful search options in Win7 (maybe search 4.0 in Vista - I don't recall).

    After a while I found Win7 search extremely useful (after figuring out that it was filename ext:filetype, not filenameDOTfiletype). - I was also glad to no longer hear the pouch barking, panting, or scratching
    Expecting people to learn arcane code words means the average user is not likely to benefit from the increased power.

    A similar situation occurs with the Command Prompt, PowerShell and the Terminal in Linux.
    For a lot of tasks, the CLI is far more powerful than the GUI.
    OTOH, imagine how many people would still own PCs, tablets and phones, if they had to use a CLI instead of a GUI.
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  10. Posts : 318
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       #30

    I tried posting a separate thread bill; but; no one has bothered to respond for some reason. not sure why.

    Slartybart said:
    Matt Siegel said:
    This may not be the right place for this; but here goes anyway: does anyone know if there is a way to sync my iphone calendar with the one in 10 somehow?
    You might get better response by starting a thread with your question, like this one: calendar sync?

    Not sure which sub-forum this fits, maybe in
    https://www.tenforums.com/general-discussion/ -or-
    https://www.tenforums.com/network-sharing/

    I started this thread so people could post tips / tricks they found. If you find the answer - you can post that tip / trick here

    Bill
    .
      My Computer


 

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