How To Make Windows 10 Search Through File Contents

Turn on Option To Search Through File Contents Click the Cortana or Search button or box on the Taskbar and type “indexing options.” Then, click on Indexing Options under Best match. On the Indexing Options dialog box, click Advanced. Click the File Types tab on the Advanced Options dialog box.

1. How do I search within files in Windows 10?
2. How do I search for text within a file in Windows Search?
3. How do I search an exact phrase in file contents?
4. How do I search file explorer contents?
5. How do I do an advanced search in Windows 10?
6. Can Windows search inside files?
7. How do I search file contents in Windows?
8. How do I search for text in command prompt?
9. How do I search for file types in Windows?
10. How do I search for a word in Windows 10?
11. How do I search for special characters in Windows Explorer?
12. How do you open the search contextual tab?

How do I search within files in Windows 10?

Open the Documents folder in File Explorer and click in the Search Documents text box. Type your search word or phrase there. When you click in the Search Documents box the Search ribbon opens with additional tools that you might find useful.

How do I search for text within a file in Windows Search?

How to Search for words within files on Windows 7

1. Open windows explorer.
2. Using the left hand file menu select the folder to search in.
3. Find the search box in the top right hand corner of the explorer window.
4. In the search box type content: followed by the word or phrase you are searching for.(eg content:yourword)

How do I search an exact phrase in file contents?

How to Search for a Specific Phrase in Windows 10 File Explorer

1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Type the following string in the search box: content:”your phrase” ...
3. You will see the colour of the text changes to light blue – I assume this means Windows recognises this as a specific instruction.
4. You will then see the results below in the usual manner.

How do I search file explorer contents?

To search for files in File Explorer, open File Explorer and use the search box to the right of the address bar. Tap or click to open File Explorer. Search looks in all folders and subfolders within the library or folder you're viewing.

How do I do an advanced search in Windows 10?

Open File Explorer and click in the Search box, Search Tools will appear at the top of the Window which allows the choosing of a Type, a Size, Date Modified, Other Properties and Advanced search.

Can Windows search inside files?

By default, Windows Search will use a plain text filter to search the contents of those types of files, since another app is not associated. After the index is rebuilt, searching for text inside one of the new file types should now show results.

How do I search file contents in Windows?

Searching for File Content

In any File Explorer window, click File, then Change folder and search options. Click on the Search tab, then check the box next to Always search file names and contents. Click Apply then OK.

How do I search for text in command prompt?

If you want to find specific text in files, in a command line output or elsewhere, you may use the findstr command on Windows to do so. Findstr is a built-in tool of the Windows operating system that you may run from the command line to find text in files or in command line outputs.

How do I search for file types in Windows?

Open Windows Explorer and in the top right search box type *. extension. For example, to search for text files you should type *. txt.

How do I search for a word in Windows 10?

The Windows Explorer search function way. . .

1. Press Windows Key + E.
2. Press Ctrl + F.
3. Type in *cat* in the search field and press Enter. Just put your keyword between two asterisks [ * ] *cat*

How do I search for special characters in Windows Explorer?

Type filename:*& to Explorer search field, this finds all files where the & character appears in the filename or file extension.

How do you open the search contextual tab?

The Search tab

When you select the Search box in the upper right corner of File Explorer, you'll immediately see the Search Contextual tab appear (Figure A). The Search tab is populated with a host of filters and additional search features arranged in several categories: Location, Refine, and Options.