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[Run] Allow filter out app results
Summary of the new feature/enhancement
Sometimes it might be useful to filter out some apps/search result (maybe by regex for instance, or by context menu in the search results).
For example:
For instance here I personally don't want to see "Character Map", "Weather Windows App" and "Private Character Editor" because I never used them and not going to do so, but I see them in search results. It might be the issue would be fixed in the search result will be sorted somehow (by usage and weight).
Copying from #3642 for reference:
Add support to exclude certain file or dictionary on PowerToy Run
I also need this feature. Just now, I mistakenly selected "uninstall" XAMPP instead of running the program. Typed xampp and Enter without reading the full entry. Fortunately, it asked for UAC, and I canceled the uninstallation.
How is this still not a thing? I get "Uninstall App" way more often than the actual apps. Hiding unwanted results and aliasing are without a doubt necessary features. Otherwise, why even have this?
What's the status of this enhancement, we are now mid 2023, no update since 2021...
I would love to see this feature implemented. I can't tell you how many times I have uninstalled Zoom.
Yes, every program inexplicably adding their own uninstaller shortcuts to start menu, which then pop up in all the searches, often as first result, when we actually just use Apps & features to find those uninstallers... Of course we can find and delete all the shortcuts, but a simple word blacklist in PT Run would be much appreciated.
+1 on this one. Maybe a specific ignorelist. For instance, when searching for 'notepad', I always get the old notepad.exe result first instead of the new store version. Same goes for teams and a bunch of other apps. Would really love to see this implemented, the last missing basic feature I think :)
i also really need this, i have a vlc playlist called "all songs", i type "all" and only get uninstallation executables. i still want exact app matches to rate higher than files though, i just don't ever want to launch the uninstaller from powertoys.
Please allow us to remove the search term "uninstall" from PowerRun. Why would I want to have these results and easily misclick.
+1 to this, really annoying. The only reason, why I'm not using this often
