Windows 11 For Dummies, 2nd Edition, 2nd Edition

Chapter 7

Finding the Lost

IN THIS CHAPTER

Finding currently running apps

Finding lost desktop windows and files

Finding lost apps, emails, songs, photos, and documents

Finding stuff based on their details

Sooner or later, Windows gives you that head-scratching feeling. “Gosh,” you say as you drum nervous fingers, “that stuff was right there a second ago. Where did it go?” When you can’t seem to find a desired item anywhere, you can use Windows to search for the missing item. This chapter explains how.

Finding Currently Running Apps

The Windows desktop lets you run apps in windows, keeping everything neatly self-contained. But even then, those windows tend to overlap, hiding the ones beneath.

How do you find and return to an app you just used? How do you easily jump between them, perhaps glancing at a report while creating a spreadsheet?

Windows offers a quick solution to the problem: It can shrink all your running apps into miniature windows called thumbnails, and show you the lineup, as displayed in Figure 7-1. Click the app you want, and it returns to active duty at its normal ...