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Google's Desktop Search App Is Back (Kind Of)

Back in the Windows XP days, when the only search functionality was a cartoon dog in the sidebar of Windows Explorer (not a joke), Google released Google Desktop. If you installed the application, you ...
ZDNet

You can search for files in Windows using Copilot now - here's how

You can now search for files through the Copilot app. The new search requires a Copilot+ PC and Windows 11 insider access. The feature works by scanning the files in your Recents folder. Follow ZDNET: ...
Techlicious

Google Challenges Copilot with AI Search App for Windows

Google is once again trying to stake a claim on your desktop. This week, the company announced a new experimental Google app for Windows, available through Search Labs, that aims to make finding ...
The Verge

Google’s new Windows desktop app brings a Spotlight-like search bar to PC

Google’s app can search local files, in Google Drive, and on the web. Google’s app can search local files, in Google Drive, and on the web. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer ...
Lifehacker

Google's Desktop Search App Is Back (Kind Of)

Justin Pot is a freelance journalist who helps people get more out of technology. November 19, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Back in the Windows XP days, ...