Everyday Windows annoyances: The Start Menu search

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The other day, when I wanted to open the Windows Settings app, I did what I often do and pressed the Windows key and started typing ‘settings’.

This is what appeared after typing a few letters:

A screenshot of a search for ‘sett’ in the Start Menu, with Settings, Component of Microsoft Windows as the first result.
Do you want Settings, or Settings?

I pressed the Enter key on my keyboard.

Microsoft Edge opened, with the Bing search results for ‘Settings’ open:

A screenshot of the Bing search results for Settings, including a block of text describing the Settings app.
Is that an AI overview, telling me to search the Start Menu for ‘Settings’?

Yes, Microsoft, that is what I wanted to do.

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