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 | Search from the Start menu | |  | | | | |
| Save your searches with Search Folders | | | | | | |
| Group your search results in stacks by property | | | | | | |
| Perform fast PC-to-PC search | | | | | | |
| Quickly find what you need with Instant Search | | | | | | |
| Seamlessly search Outlook 2007 e-mail messages and attachments | | | | | | |
| Search e-mail messages and attachments in legacy versions of Outlook (2003 and earlier) using the optional Windows Live Toolbar | | | | | | |
| Search from the Deskbar or Toolbar | | | | | | |
| Actionable search results: drag and drop, e-mail, or respond from the result pane | | | | | | |
| Filter results by file type | | | | | | |
| Operates as a system service | | | | | | |
| Search as fast as you can type | | | | | | |
| Use wildcards and advanced query options to refine your search | | | | | | |
| Search file shares and SharePoint libraries by indexing the UNC path locally (Windows Vista and Windows Desktop Search 2.6.6 with add-in) | | | | | | |
| Search by metadata tag | | | | | | |
| Search Exchange Server e-mail and attachments online | | | | | | |
| Search for information on the Web | | | | | | |
| Support for roaming profiles | | | | | | |
| Support for indexing encrypted files | | | | | | |
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