Using the Search Tool in Windows 10 File Explorer
Posted: December 31, 2019
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With bigger hard drives and cloud storage, sometimes finding files can be frustrating. You can use the Windows 10 Search tool from the Taskbar, but that doesn't always provide the most thorough results. Beginning with the November 2019 update, you can now search more efficiently for files right in File Explorer. This not only lets you look on your local drives but on cloud storage as well. What's even better is that you can tweak your searches to widen or narrow results.
Lance Whitney, contributor to TechRepublic, shares how to use the Search tool in Windows 10 File Explorer.
In Windows 10, you can search for files and other content using the built-in Search tool on the Taskbar. But you can also search for files directly through File Explorer. With the
Windows 10 November 2019 Update, Microsoft has integrated Windows Search into File Explorer. This means you can click or type a keyword in the search field, and File Explorer will suggest files based on your search term. But even without this latest enhancement, there's more to searching in File Explorer than meets the eye. Let's look at how to use the Search tool in File Explorer.
First, to take advantage of the integration of Windows Search into File Explorer, make sure you've upgraded to the Windows 10 November 2019 Update version 1909. Be aware, though, that there is a bug in this update that sometimes renders the search field in File Explorer unresponsive when you click in it. The Microsoft support document
Fix problems in Windows Search offers some workarounds for the issue. You'll also want to check for the latest updates following Windows 10 version 1909 to see if Microsoft has fixed the glitch.
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How to use the Search tool in Windows 10 File Explorer, on
TechRepublic.