Microsoft’s new Windows Search is exactly what Windows 11 needs

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Microsoft" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/windowssearch.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Windows Search has been one of the most frustrating parts of Windows 11, and now Microsoft is addressing this with a significant overhaul. A new redesigned Windows Search is now in testing that is much faster, more capable, and a lot more modern.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"This new Windows Search experience is built for speed," <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/10/07/from-searching-to-doing-building-a-faster-more-streamlined-windows-search/">says Anshul Rawat</a>, corporate vice president of the Windows product team at Microsoft. "It's built on WinUI 3 and is part of our broader investment in modernizing our core Windows experiences."</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Microsoft says early testing of this new search has shown "substantial improvements in performance and memory usage," meaning the company isn't adding …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/1008320/microsoft-windows-search-overhaul-windows-11">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>