Add web search to PowerToys Run

[thatmaxplayle]

Having PowerToys Run search the web if it cannot find a file would be a brilliant way to quickly search the web.

It would also be good if:

• The web search functionality could be toggled in the Settings app
• You could change the search engine to anything you wanted, say (sorry Microsoft) using Google instead of Bing....

[RobJTaylor]

I came here to say this! However, I think specifying a web search would be better, rather than having just a toggle in the settings. Say if I wanted to search, I would start the command with "web:" followed by the search string. This would prevent unnecessary web searches, and having to figure out if the user actually is trying to search the web.

[thatmaxplayle]

I completely agree, however would also suggest shortening the “prefix” if you like, to something along the lines of “w https://www.google.com”, the W being the prefix. Because I think by the time you’ve typed “web:” it’s probably quicker using the Windows Start Menu search :)

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[niels9001]

Duplicate of #3245