Anybody having trouble w/ Windows Explorer search?

[WWGD]

Reasonable suggestions but unlikely since it started for me at the same time as for, apparently, LOTS of others. I've rebuilt the search index, no joy. I've run the Windows trouble shooter for search, no joy, I've stopped and restarted Cortanta, no joy. I've tried a lot of really loud cussing, no joy (but some slight relief).

My only shot, if your goal is to open up a program, is to have some files from the program in question in your desktop. Double-clicking on them will open them up , as well as the program in question.

 

[WWGD]

I hit the windows key and typed "Se" and it offered me "Search permissions and history" so I kept typing and by the time I got to "Search" I was offered "Windows Search Settings". Scroll down there and you'll see "Advanced indexing settings" where you can force it to search .dll files for strings if you really want to.Were you watching while you typed? When I hit the Windows key and type "pr" it offers me "Printers and Scanners", which is what you want. If you ignore it and keep typing "printer que" then it, quite reasonably, assumes you didn't want what it had already offered you and so offered you an internet search instead.

In both these cases the Windows 10 behaviour follows well the principle of least surprise for me at least.

Problem in my case is that typing in produces no response, no input. But I am typing this from the keyboard, so not likely a driver issue. EDIT: For this "subsituation" of searching for a program, at least a Windows program, you can hit or click on the Windows key and select "Windows accessories', and, if youre lucky-enough that nothing else is wrong, you'll get a drop menu. ( Not my original; read it at Answers Wiki )

 

[rbelli1]

Not sure I ever even had XP but what are the features there that are not in 7 and 10? I find that 7/10 search is excellent. What am I missing?

Change the width of the columns, sort the list, select more than the default columns.

The Windows XP search window was far superior to the Windows 10 one. The indexing is much better in 10 but the polish on the results window is crap.

BoB

 

[WWGD]

And now I lost track of my SQL Server Config Manager. It seems it has been moved like 3 times that I remember. Used to be part of SSMS, then somewhere in Control Panel, now disappeared and harder to find without the search box.

 

[phinds]

Change the width of the columns

works fine for me in Win10

sort the list

works fine for me in Win10

select more than the default columns.

works fine for me in Win10So, basically, I have no idea what you are talking about

 

[pbuk]

Problem in my case is that typing in produces no response, no input. But I am typing this from the keyboard, so not likely a driver issue. EDIT: For this "subsituation" of searching for a program, at least a Windows program, you can hit or click on the Windows key and select "Windows accessories', and, if youre lucky-enough that nothing else is wrong, you'll get a drop menu. ( Not my original; read it at Answers Wiki )

This sounds like the problem in the OP, which is an intermittent bug that only seems to be (temporarily) cured by rebooting. I had it once, but then it got better again - good luck!

 

[rbelli1]

So, basically, I have no idea what you are talking about

I've only ever seen the search results in the "Content" view mode. That mode is mostly useless.

Now I see that this can be changed to details and all of those things are available.

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

BoB

 

[symbolipoint]

I've only ever seen the search results in the "Content" view mode. That mode is mostly useless.

Now I see that this can be changed to details and all of those things are available.

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

BoB

What are you talking about? I open File Explorer, and check in ALL of the menus; I find no setting for Content view mode.

 

[phinds]

What are you talking about? I open File Explorer, and check in ALL of the menus; I find no setting for Content view mode.

Yeah, I was also wondering what that is. I don't find any such thing.

 

[OCR]

Yeah, I was also wondering what that is. I don't find any such thing.

This. . .? .

Probably not. . .Carry on.

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[phinds]

Ah. I see. Yeah, "tiles" and the "icon" selections don't allow for variable columns because they are dictated by the size of the icon/tile. That's irrelevant to the issue's you brought up, but I see your confusion.

 

[symbolipoint]

Post #100,
Why did we not see that?

This is a very unusual display for the File Manager. Does really fix the Search feature of File Manager? Only way to know is search for something.I am guessing here, need to select Contents in the View menu and then click This PC in the left panel, and then try the Search. I will test try this for mp3 files, if any, as "*.mp3".

 

[symbolipoint]

..., over five minutes and the search still not done yet. This takes too long.

Finally after about 8 minutes a list of mp3 files was shown in the main panel. NOT shown and not indicated was WHERE they are (what file directory path?).
(the right-click menu gives a couple of options for finding directory path.)

 

[rbelli1]

This. . .? .

Yes. I almost always get that view when I search.

BoB

 

[phinds]

Yes. I almost always get that view when I search.

BoB

Then you should switch to the "detail" view if you want more manipulation of the results. I find that the icon view is basically useless. The image views can be useful if you are specifically looking for images.

 

[rbelli1]

Then you should switch to the "detail" view

I realize that now. When the results are stuck in Content view there is no menu at the top. I never thought to right click to get the menu.

BoB