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What are the locations that Start10 and Start11 search for programs from?

 

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When I type "note" in the start search bar, it gives me 2 options:

1. StickyNote

2. OneNote

 

I would expect it to also return

3. notepad

4. notepad++

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Notepad is installed in a standard windows location, and is only returned if I type out the whole word "notepad", in which case it shows "notepad.exe"

Notepad++ is only shown if I type out "notepad++" completely.

My notepad++ installation, which is on a different drive: (for example, instead of C:\program files, its installed under e:\Apps).

 

Is there a way to specify the types of files that Startxx indexes (lnk,exe,bat,com) or the locations that it indexes?  

I did read a post that suggested to "pin" the app to the start bar.  This is impractical with hundreds of applications installed.  

All of my applications are in indexed locations by windows, with their file types and locations explicitly added. 

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

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Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top


I would expect it to also return

3. notepad

4. notepad++
End of quote

For me, it does:

Have you modified your indexing at all?

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

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Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

I have windows search indexing ON

I have all program locations added to the windows index locations (c:\windows, c:\program files, c:\program files (x86), e:\apps, and a few others)

I have all executable extensions added to the windows index (via indexing options->advanced, such as bat, com, exe, msi, lnk, and maybe a 15-20 more that I use)

I have "index encrypted files" OFF

I have "index file properties only" ON, no file contents.

Windows search is able to find the files.

I have tried deleting and rebuilding the search index.

 

It looks to me like it reads all applications (specifically .lnk files) in:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\

and 

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

but not the executables from the index.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

There are some updates pending for Start11 that may address what you are seeing.

Thank you for the feedback.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager