Microsoft is working on a tool that will let you replace the Windows Run feature on Windows 10. The Spotlight-like launcher for Windows 10 will be released later this year, as part of the company’s effort to customize Win+R and give users numerous features but keep the handling as easy as possible at the same time.
Microsoft’s Spotlight-like launcher for Windows 10 is said to be part of PowerToys upcoming update. According to Microsoft, PowerToys Run is designed to replace Win + R shortcut.
I use Ulauncher on my computers, and I can’t imagine using them without it. It’s about time a similar feature came from Microsoft, but the fact it’s a separate PowerToy thing and not a default on Windows means it’ll remain a niche thing. This should be standard out of the box.
I usually don’t like various desktop changes I see proposed, but, as long as it doesn’t force people to put up with a flood of completion types they never use, this is one that I’d see as a good thing.
(Of course, I’ve been using something vaguely resembling Spotlight’s interaction flow since I installed Mike Lin’s MCL for Windows 95 and added some macros and plugins to it.)
This seems like a useless change…
Disable BING integration in the start menu… press winkey + type command + enter done. I haven’t used win+r in forever.