Windows 8 start screen will only find apps matching full words

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Published on 2012-09-24T12:23:34Z Indexed on 2012/09/24 15:40 UTC
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Since doing a fresh install of Windows 8 x64 RTM I'm having trouble starting apps from the start screen. In previous version I could just start typing the apps name and I would be presented with a list of matches that decreased in number as I continued typing.

In the RTM version I have to type complete words to find a match. i.e. if I want to run powershell I have to type in powershell before I get any hits. Like wise if I want to start Visual Studio I have to type visual before I get a match. If I continue and start typing Studio the match goes away and doesn't return until I finish typing studio.

This problem does not affect Setting or Files which show all possible matches.

Any ideas what is wrong?

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