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Outlook search not returning results from body of email
Mr. Jenkins,
The new 25H2 build has created havoc on the search capabilities in windows. The windows file explorer search bar is a mess. I cannot search under "Name:" index, and when I search using the "content:" index, I get the endless spiral. I rebuilt my entire index build, but the problem persists, which I'm convinced lives deeper in the coding of the new update. Luckily, I managed to get a workaround for now. When I want to search under the "Name:" index, I have to now put "Name:" followed by the "AND" connector without anything else after it. This way the search actually performs. For example, if I'm searching for files containing the name "police," I now need to input the following name:"police" AND. Once I do that it works.
Outlook search is also problematic. I cannot search using the "body:" index. It doesn't work. Wish I could revert back to the older build of Windows.
yes you are right, for me i can't even search things that are obvious in my email body now after one of the update that happen in Oct 2025.
example: email body containing: "F72" in textbox, i could successfully search all F72 related emails from most recent to oldest, but now, its not even appearing.
some items does appear and some not, and it doesn't seem to be complete.
items that appear aren't exactly what i was searching for. its frustrating. i have turn on my old laptop on the outlook 2019 to search for the exact email i was looking for. as i needed to always copy the old contents in the older or recent emails.
i had also rebuild my indexes and also toggled .msg .ost .pst files to index both properties and file contents but also can't revert back to normal.
i am using outlook classic 2024 (Microsoft Office Home and Business 2024)