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Learning how to search your computer is a huge time saver. Instead of going through a bunch of files looking for an item, you can just type in the name of the item you're looking for and push enter. This works for looking up files, folders, software programs, and just about anything that is stored on your computer.
To search your computer, go to your computers start menu. Windows Vista and Windows 7 users will find the start button in the lower left part of their desktop. If you click it once, a menu will pop up. At the bottom of the menu there is a search bar.Type in the name of the item you're looking for and then hit the enter button. Your computer will bring up a list with the exact match you are looking for and any closely related items as well. Once the item appears you can double-click it and it will open the item.
Windows 8 users can do this simply by going to the start menu and beginning to type. Once you start typing the search box will come up and will automatically search your computer.
Searching your computer is proven to be the fastest way to locate items that are stored on your computer. It's my favorite way to locate what I need on my computer and I bet in time it will be yours too.