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Edge Pdf Search Not Working4/18/2021
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![]() Edge Search Not Working Windows 7 And 8Just yesterday I was working in a computer forum and it struck me how many messages there were concerning the search function in Windows 7 and 8.If thats not enough, several of the forum posters were wishing that Windows search would just work again the way it used to work in Windows XP.So why did Microsoft decide to make Windows search worse Update Windows 10: speaking of newer versions of Windows, Ive written an updated article about searching in file contents with Windows 10 here.It seems to be the case that Microsoft changed the default behavior of the search functionality so that it actually becomes less useful. On top of that, it also seems that in certain circumstances, the search functionality gets broken, so that searches for text strings inside files will not produce any search results, even if you know that there are files which do contain that text string. ![]() Suppose you have created a folder named Workfolder on your harddrive. I have illustrated this in the image below, where you see a newly created, empty workfolder on drive c. Now, as soon as I start typing the letters in in the search box, the results will start showing up in my Explorer window, as you can see in the image below. This is of course what we would expect, since in is contained in the filename instruments. Thats because Windows search in file contents doesnt work by default in Windows 7. That is one of the issues people are struggling with and heres how to fix it. The reason why Windows search in file contents is not working is that, by default, Windows 7 does not search inside files in non-indexed locations. You might also have noticed in the images above the message that searches might be slow in non-indexed locations, so I will help Windows a little bit and click that message in order to add my workfolder to the indexed locations. Then click ok. This makes Windows search in file contents, even in non-indexed locations. If you were to open up the search properties in Windows 8, you would see the default setting to always search in file contents. I have found that in some cases, the Windows 8 function gets broken. Edge Search Not Working Software Packages FromIve seen it happen on several Windows 8 computers and at first I thought it was caused by downloading and installing dubious software packages from the internet. One of the problematic computers was overloaded with all sorts of utilities and tools and system tweakers but, ironically, I have found that installing Microsoft Office can break the search function. Heres what to do. In a Windows Explorer window, click inside the search box, then click Advanced options. If you see Registered IFilter is not found, then you have found the problem. WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved.
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