The leaked build of Microsoft's Windows Blue (or 8.1) update shows that the search experience for the OS has been revamped compared to the version available on Windows 8.



From Neowin:

When users search inside Windows 8, they use the Search charm which then brings up three categories to search from inside the OS: Apps, Settings, and Files. Many Windows 8 owners feel that separating search strings by different categories by default causes those users to have to take extra time to click on one of those three categories in order to continue their search.

That's apparently going to change for the next major update for Windows 8. The early build of Windows Blue that found its way to the Internet in March has been examined by the folks brave enough to install and run the OS. WinSuperSite.com reports that the search experience will be much simpler when the final version, which may be called Windows 8.1, is released.

  Windows Blue (or 8.1) to revamp search features