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Windows 7 for You: Simplifies Everyday Tasks
Easier to Find Things
Improved Search Relevance
When searching for something, you probably want to find it quickly without spending a lot of effort wading through extraneous items. Windows 7 makes search results more relevant and easier to under- stand. The search engine uses an improved algorithm to determine relevance and rank results. Within your search results, words from the search query appear highlighted within snippets of file content, file names, file paths, and tags so you can easily see why they were included in your results.
Highlighted words help demonstrate
the relevance of search results.
It’s also simpler to specify where you want to search, whether it is in a specific folder on a hard disk drive or in a Library. Searches initiated from the Start menu look at all the data in your Libraries, while searches conducted from Windows Explorer look within the particular folder or Library that you’re already browsing.
In addition, the Query Builder
Federated Search
Most people don’t store all their files and content in one place. Instead, their information is scat- tered across multiple PCs, external hard disk drives, servers, and Web sites. With Federated Search in Windows 7, you can extend your search beyond your
Note: For more information, please see the “Windows 7 for IT Professionals” section of this document.
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