MSDN searching "Windows containers" as a forum name does not find anything

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  The forums search box is very limited. You can quote a string for an exact text match otherwise it is simple AND logic. Maybe you're looking for this one?

  https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=windowscontainers

   (BTW it did seem to work for me)

  https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?filter=alltypes&sort=relevancedesc&brandIgnore=True&filter=alltypes&searchTerm=%22windows+containers%22

   

   

   

   

   

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  • Edited by Dave PatrickMVP Sunday, September 11, 2016 8:18 PM
  • Proposed as answer by Naomi N Monday, September 12, 2016 1:23 PM
  • Marked as answer by Richard MuellerMVP, Banned Saturday, September 24, 2016 5:00 PM

  Sunday, September 11, 2016 8:15 PM

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  Strange,

  if I go to https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home

  and enter "Windows Containers" - note the double quotes

  or  Windows AND Containers

  in the Please select a forum... searchbox

  it does not guide me to anywhere, regardless if signed in or not, or using IE or FireFox...

  Even using your link

  https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?filter=alltypes&sort=relevancedesc&brandIgnore=True&filter=alltypes&searchTerm=%22windows+containers%22

  does not bring up the correct forum on the left column.

  Strange indeed...

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  Sunday, September 11, 2016 9:25 PM

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  Strange,

  if I go to https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home

  in the Please select a forum... searchbox

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  Hmm, I don't even see a "Please select a forum" input box ............. When I click "Ask A Question" I do get the list boxes to choose from but I cannot type in them.

   Even using your link

  Correct, result is rendered in the list view. Not perfect but it is the way it works.

   

   

   

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  • Edited by Dave PatrickMVP Sunday, September 11, 2016 9:59 PM

  Sunday, September 11, 2016 9:35 PM

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  MSDN Forum GUI logic is - I don't know what, but not intuitive. If I'd enter *"Windows Containers"* in the "Please select a forum" textbox, I'd expect to select *"Windows Containers"* Forum, but I get: *nothing* selected

  Can you please explain the higher logic behind this behavior

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  The forum search is almost completely useless -- much better to use your favorite search engine.

  If you put "windows containers forum" (without quotes) into either Bing or Google, the first hit is

  https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=windowscontainers

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  • Proposed as answer by Naomi N Monday, September 12, 2016 1:24 PM
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  Monday, September 12, 2016 1:17 PM

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  To start a new question in this forum try

  https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/newthread?category=virtualization&forum=windowscontainers

  It opens a new question for me in that forum.

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  • Proposed as answer by Just Karl Tuesday, September 13, 2016 5:13 PM
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  does not bring up the correct forum on the left column.

  Sounds like you are trying to use the View All button on the left.  The least that I can find for a unique match in there is  onta  (just to avoid typing the c which seems silly).   More usefully on TechNet I use just  0 I  to match my selection of both  Windows 10 IT Pro and Windows 10 Insider  forums  (for example).

  FYI

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