How to Add a Custom Web Search to the Run Command

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Go to the main user folder.

   For example:"My documents"
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   Step 2: Open the "create shortcut" wizard.

   For example:
   File>New>Shortcut , In this case the item is the Internet Explorer filepath plus a URL.
   
   Exclude the query string from the URL.
   
   Wrap the filepath with quotes but do not the URL.
   
   For example: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://www.google.com/search?q= , Just one or two letters will do.
   
   For example: "g"
   
   This can be accomplished by hitting "winlogo + R". ,
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   Step 3: Type the location of the item and click Next.

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   Step 4: Type a name for this shortcut then click Finish.

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   Step 5: Open the run command.

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   Step 6: Type the new shortcut

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   Step 7: plus a space

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   Step 8: plus a search keyword

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   Step 9: then hit enter For example: "g ferraris"

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