Solved Where is the equivalent to Start/Search

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I am still trying to find out how to search for things. The new search facility (Win+F) never finds anything and e.g. shell:startup is being completely ignored. Cannot be true that I have to go to C:\Users\whs\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs in order to find my startup folder
 

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Just hit Windows key and start typing.

Or mouse-over either corner on the right and select the 'Search' charm

All Programs: Windows Key, right-click, All Programs
 

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As It has been said, don't do Win+F, just do Win and shell:startup works there.
 

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This is the result of your suggestions.

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"shell:startup" isn't an app. So yeah, no apps match your search. What are you trying to do??
 

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^ +1.



Could also right click in the farthest left hand corner to that small menu - Run - enter shell:startup. That will open it up also. Earlier mentioned method is faster though.


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OK, got it. Apparently the message you get does not mean much. Thanks everybody.

Btw, The Win+R still works for the Run box.
 

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You know you can also just open the Task Manager, and click the "Startup" tab, right?
 

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You know you can also just open the Task Manager, and click the "Startup" tab, right?
I had seen that. But it was not only the startup shell I was after. Needed to find out how to run shell commands in general - e.g. shell:cookies, shell:system, etc.
 

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Why do you feel you need to do that? Just curious. I've never ever used those features in Win7, and don't see any need to use them in Win8.
 

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Why do you feel you need to do that? Just curious. I've never ever used those features in Win7, and don't see any need to use them in Win8.
That is the second time you are trying to tell me what's good for me.

Rest assured that I know what I am doing. I have written programs when you were no even born yet - in 1958. And I have managed with several dozen operating systems on all sorts of architectures.

But if you want to know exactly what I am doing with the shell commands, I will be glad to give a tutorial.
 

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"That is the second time you are trying to tell me what's good for me."

No, I'm not doing that at all. I'm ASKING YOU A QUESTION BECAUSE I'M CURIOUS. I'm not telling you anything. I'm ASKING.

I don't want a tutorial. I'm just asking what it is that you're doing that these little-known hidden features are so important to you? I've asked you half a dozen times now, and you haven't been able to offer even one single use-case or example. That's curious to me.
 

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    6GB
"That is the second time you are trying to tell me what's good for me."

No, I'm not doing that at all. I'm ASKING YOU A QUESTION BECAUSE I'M CURIOUS. I'm not telling you anything. I'm ASKING.

I don't want a tutorial. I'm just asking what it is that you're doing that these little-known hidden features are so important to you? I've asked you half a dozen times now, and you haven't been able to offer even one single use-case or example. That's curious to me.
I am teaching advanced computer classes. And there I explore all the system facilities. Apart from that, as an old system programmer I like to use those functions. E.g. shell:system is the easiest way to get into the system32 folder. But there are other ways, only less convenient.

And btw, you have not asked half a dozen times. You had only made 2 postings in my neighborhood.
 

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