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Help required to get Windows 10 Cortana field to search Thunderbird e-mails just like Windows 7 Start Menu search without having to install Start Menu add-ons

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user1381315
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Dear Community

I was wondering if you can assist to find out whether the Windows 10 search field, whether Cortana is on or off can bring up search results containing Thunderbird e-mails?

It seems as though installing a Windows 7 style start menu such as Classic Shell does this function perfectly by adding a "Search programs and files" field after clicking the start button.

However the Windows 10 search field does not bring up any results. Your assistance would be much appreciated.

T_Bird

Dear Community I was wondering if you can assist to find out whether the Windows 10 search field, whether Cortana is on or off can bring up search results containing Thunderbird e-mails? It seems as though installing a Windows 7 style start menu such as Classic Shell does this function perfectly by adding a "Search programs and files" field after clicking the start button. However the Windows 10 search field does not bring up any results. Your assistance would be much appreciated. T_Bird

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That is all we know. The rest is a windows issue.

Personally I turned cortana off the day it was installed. Microsoft has enough information about me, without them recording every search I make on my PC and the web.

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sfhowes
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You would first have to enable Windows Search in Tools/Options/Advanced/General/System Integration to have the email indexed. But this has been linked to performance problems in W10, as mentioned in the 6th item here.

user1381315
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Yes, "Allow Windows Search to search messages" has been enabled in Tools/Options/Advanced/General/System Integration.

Matt
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That is all we know. The rest is a windows issue.

Personally I turned cortana off the day it was installed. Microsoft has enough information about me, without them recording every search I make on my PC and the web.

user1381315
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thank you