What determines what shows up in Start search?


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AdreKiseque

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Noticed PowerToys utilities don't show up in Start search and it got me thinking, just what determines what shows up in there? Had a bit of trouble finding anything online. I know it's not just the stuff in the Start Menu\Programs folder because I have things that aren't in there at all come up... anyone know?
 

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"just what determines what shows up in there?"
That is answered by the line below the search box.
You can select what you like.
If I choose just "Apps" then it references the MS Store where you can get it.
I get this with "All", hardly a no show.

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You misunderstand my query. Firstly, your image is showing web results, not what I'm interested in. Secondly, I'm talking about the individual PowerToys utilities, not the suite.
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@AdreKiseque , not sure what you mean. Mine predicts PT while I type and shows same result?

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Again, that's the PowerToys suite. I mean the individual tools within it, like the PT Keyboard Manager or Environment Variable editor.
 

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It looks like it goes for the App only and not a service program within the App.
 

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    ASUS Vivobook
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 7 7730U
    Motherboard
    M1605YA
    Memory
    15.0GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1596MHz (22-22-22-52)
    Graphics Card(s)
    512MB ATI AMD Radeon Graphics (ASUStek Computer Inc)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1200@60Hz) - P1 PLUS (1920x1080@59Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1200
    Hard Drives
    953GB Western Digital WD
    PSU
    45 Watts
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth.
    Internet Speed
    500 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ACER NITRO
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800H / 3.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    CZ Scala_CAS (FP6)
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio. NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" LED backlight 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 144 Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe M.2
    PSU
    180 Watt, 19.5 V
    Mouse
    Lenovo Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    500 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge
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Yeah, but the thing is the utilities are standalone executables themselves. PowerToys.exe just helps you manage them.
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PowerToys Run (spotlight search) is able to show the individual tools, but it also has some special setting to do that I know. Honestly though this is all getting a little off-topic. PowerToys is just one example of things not working as I'd expect in the Start search, so I was wondering if anyone had any info on how it actually works.
 

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