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I was working on setting an environment variable in windows. I didn't know where the file was that I wanted to find so I used the search bar in windows. But once I found the file I was unable to copy the address. See:
The problem is that any attempt to highlight the address, even after clicking into the folder, still has the search information in it. How do I break out of this "search" mode and back to regular finder mode?
To confirm, copy address, and copy address as text, both do not yield the address as they should but ALSO yield the same search text:
search-ms:displayname=Search%20Results%20in%20Computer&crumb=location:%3A%3A{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\Vim
search-ms:displayname=Search%20Results%20in%20Computer&crumb=location:%3A%3A{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\Vim
Whereas I would expect they output the proper path
C://Program files (x86)//vim//
Updates: when left/right clicking:
frogeyedpeas
Posted 2016-06-23T22:19:59.320
Reputation: 187
1Click anything (Computer item?) in the left pane or right click any item in right pane and select
open file location. – JosefZ – 2016-06-23T22:52:19.093I can't seem to find "open file location". I added it to the question body, right clicks do not yield an open file locaiton option. They do yield an "open" option at the top, but when I use that the problem persists (the search bar is still in URL). Also left click open, doesn't help either (same problem). – frogeyedpeas – 2016-06-23T22:56:10.463
Also right clicking on computer fixes the search problem, but sends me to computer (so I lose the search). And right clicking yields an identical list of options as what I have attached to the question – frogeyedpeas – 2016-06-23T22:57:43.433
Right click
vim74and selectopen folder locationand then either press {enter} or double clickvim74in right pane. Sorry for misunderstanding. – JosefZ – 2016-06-23T23:04:01.087I don't see any open folder location option on the screen after the right click, would you be able to post an answer with a screen shot? then we can continue in the comments underneath that :). – frogeyedpeas – 2016-06-23T23:08:03.270
Compare this answer: If your installation of Win 7 doesn't have open folder location or open file location
– JosefZ – 2016-06-23T23:12:52.630