As new Windows 10 updates arrive, Microsoft improves some of the features already implemented, while sending new ones. Serve as an example what happened recently with the search bar, which has evolved a lot.
This is one of those elements that has been accompanying us since the beginning of the operating system, and although it has never been used much, it has now improved. In fact you could say that at this moment this search bar has become a mini web browser. Specifically and how could it be otherwise, it is a kind of browser that uses as the engine , the signature of the firm, Bing .
This is something we have seen after the Redmond firm decided to separate this element from its virtual assistant, Cortana . And it is that while until recently the company wanted to promote the use of the mentioned assistant, little by little it is leaving a little side due to its low use.
Instead it seems that he is now showing more interest in us using this search bar powered by Bing. In this way and as we say, we will have at our disposal and at your fingertips, a mini web browser with which to interact at all times.
Microsoft turns the search bar into a mini Internet browser
Of course, this is a change that can bring us many advantages, since the Internet is an important part of the lives of many. While this element until now was limited to offering us searches in File Explorer , over time, it has evolved and improved. Now this search bar is no longer just for searching files, since it allows us to ask you all kinds of questions about trivia, or even ask you to do calculations or conversions.
In this way we can check the latest news, go to certain websites , or check the billboard. Just a few days ago we talked about the Quick Search function that the firm is sending to users in many countries, including Spain, which increases its functionality.
Therefore and due to these new utilities that we can make from here, many consider replacing it with your usual browser and Google Search . Undoubtedly, this new search system powered by Bing may be Microsoft’s way of attracting users to Bing and Edge. This allows us to search and install Windows applications, manage files as in Explorer, or perform all kinds of queries. In addition, all this without the need to open a third-party browser.
Tricks of the Windows 10 search bar
Keep in mind that not all the features that the taskbar presents to us at the moment of doing searches work in all countries . Similarly, as Microsoft warns us, these are gradually growing in terms of quality and availability, something that will improve over time.
For example, if you are movie lovers, just enter the title of a movie, in order to directly obtain the title page of the movie, its IMDB or Filmaffinity rating , plot summary, etc. But that’s not all, but we can also click on Movies on the billboard of the quick search section so that all the titles we have in the cinemas of the area appear here.
On the other hand it is also important to know that we can obtain manuals of a good amount of usual functions. For example when opening or playing certain files, for which the bar redirects us to videos or captures to solve the problem. It is clear that this is something that will be very helpful in our day to day with Windows 10.
But that’s not all, but also from this same section we can locate offers without having to access the online stores from the browser. For this, it is enough that we type in what we are looking for at good prices so that the bar itself shows us instantly.
On the other hand, we may be considering going on a trip to any city in the world, so it will be useful to know the most important data related to the destination. Therefore the Windows 10 taskbar will offer us a good amount of data just by typing the name of the city in question. So we will have direct access to your website , real-time weather, local time and other very useful information.
The current Internet browsers use them for a good amount of tasks such as the use of social networks or to play, but visiting websites is one of the most important. That is why Microsoft now wants to facilitate access to the most important websites . Thus, from the element of Windows 10 that we have been talking about, just write the name of that website to access it, instantly.
Get the most out of the search bar
Now, if you want to convert currencies directly without using third-party applications , the toolbar also helps us in that. To do this we just have to access it and type the amount and coins of origin and destination. At that moment, in the right panel of the bar, the current results will appear, as well as the graphic evolution of the change.
On the other hand, the new functions integrated in this section of Windows 10, will also allow us to carry out more simple and basic operations, such as mathematical operations. Thus, we can use the search bar as if it were a calculator, all just by entering the operation as such in it. So we will get the result directly here without using other additional applications.
Also when traveling, this function will also help us, since with just typing How to go to the destination, we will see on the screen a map with the route to follow, as simple as that.
And finally we will talk about the possibility of knowing the current weather in those cities that we type here. In this way we will obtain all the necessary information regarding the meteorology , as well as the forecast for the next days.
As we tell you, these are some of the new functions that we can carry out from the Windows 10 search bar, something that will grow over the months. And, as we mentioned earlier, the Redmond-based firm is putting a lot of interest in using our own elements as important as the Bing search engine , or the Edge browser.
