When searching for something, you probably want to find it quickly without spending a lot of effort wading through extraneous items. Windows 7 makes search results more relevant and easier to understand. The search engine uses an improved algorithm to determine relevance and rank results. Within your search results, words from the search query appear highlighted within snippets of file content, file names, file paths, and tags so you can easily see why they were included in your results.

It’s also simpler to specify where you want to search, whether it is in a specific folder on a hard disk drive or in a Library. Searches initiated from the Start menu look at all the data in your Libraries, while searches conducted from Windows Explorer look within the particular folder or Library that you’re already browsing.

In addition, the Query Builder feature—found in the Search box in Windows Explorer—helps you search smarter by presenting dynamic filter suggestions that help you narrow your results. The Query Builder uses the properties and meta data of your documents to help you refine your search results. For example, you can refine a search in your Documents Library by date modified or document type you are looking for. The Search box also shows you a list of your recent searches in case you want to run them again.

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