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Is Microsoft messing with your Win10 Search box?

Posted on February 3, 2020 at 10:46 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

Howard Goldberg has been discussing the change in his Win10 version 1909 Search bar text, from “Type here to search” (shown above) to “Start a web search.” Digging deeper, it appears that Microsoft is changing Windows Search box builds without telling anybody.

It’s a strange, and very visible, intrusion — and, given the lack of official documentation, your observations may help us understand.

Details in Computerworld Woody on Windows.

Windows Patches/Security Search, Win10 1903, Win10 1909

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