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DBP-User
Nov 07, 2021Brass Contributor
Windows 11 - File Explorer - Search Contents fails
Yesterday I updated my 3 day old laptop to Windows 11. Today I moved some files into the My Documents folder, then I went to the upper right corner of File Explorer and entered the word I wanted to ...
Brad_M2330
Feb 04, 2022Copper Contributor
I have the same problem with Windows 11. It won't search contents of XLS, DOC or PDF files. It will search in DOCX and XLSX files. I've done all the suggested fixes including rebuilding the Index twice.
Anyone know if Microsoft has acknowledged this bug and committed to a fix?
Thanks.
- husontcFeb 27, 2022Copper ContributorThis problem is about the same as mine. Have done the indexing, checked all the needed settings, and I can't search content of any PDF files, but it does search content of at least some docx files. I think Windows 11 was searching fine earlier, but perhaps it was a recent update that caused the issue (not sure).
- hhgygyFeb 08, 2022Copper Contributor
Same issue here. In my case, it does not find content in docx either.