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Install EVERYTHING (awesome windows search software). Pin it to taskbar. Rearrange the pinned icon so it's the first. Now, Windows+1 shortcut key will open E

Install EVERYTHING (awesome windows search software). Pin it to taskbar. Rearrange the pinned icon so it's the first. Now, Windows+1 shortcut key will open Everything.

nXqd 6y ago
Super, didn't know this
kyriakos 6y ago
Everything is amazing, one of the first things I install on a fresh Windows installation.
myfonj 6y ago
Or you can set up some global non-colliding hotkey (e.g. Win+Shift+F) in Everything > Tools > Options > Keyboard > Toggle window hotkey.
- manwithaplan 6y ago
  I disabled the default system Win+S: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "DisabledHotkeys"="S" ; Write out EI to disable the shortcut Win+E and Win+I. then after a restart set Win+S in Everything.
pbowyer 6y ago
Everything is awesome for file name searching. How do people search inside files on Windows? I use ripgrep on the CLI, as Windows Explorer's in-built search has a cumbersome syntax. Sometimes though, a GUI is easier.
- Strom 6y ago
  Everything can search inside files too.
  - adolfojp 6y ago
    It can search files but it doesn't index their content, making the searches very slow.
- hacker_9 6y ago
  GrepWin!
  - Multicomp 6y ago
    AstroGrep!
    - ronjouch 6y ago
      BareGrep! For live/incremental searches.
  - pbowyer 6y ago
    > GrepWin! I have tried GrepWin many times and I can NEVER get it to give the results I want - or expect- when I use it. Something about the UI and me, they don't click.
- vezycash 6y ago
  Try FileSeek for in-files search. Just point it at a folder and type your query. Supports wildcards and regex
- SamuelAdams 6y ago
  I use a tool called Agent Ransack for searching for text within files. Works great for git repos / source code. https://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/ https://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/