Although you can start a search from the menu, in this version of the operating system, Windows Search has its own entry in the Taskbar and home interface. This also continues to be true on ...

Windows XP, released just six years after Windows 95, changed this. ... Windows Vista introduced integrated search to the Start menu. This solved two problems: first, ...

Windows only: If you have a system search tool you prefer over Windows XP's default—the Hive Five on the topic would indicate many of you do—RerouteXPSearch makes your Start menu use that app.

Windows XP was launched 22 years ago, on Oct. 25, 2001, becoming one of the most popular operating systems in Microsoft's history. Windows XP was launched 22 years ago, on Oct. 25, 2001, becoming ...

Microsoft is getting ready to release its new Windows Vista operating system. The system will come with a new start-up sound, the morning greeting for millions of workers every day.