Windows 10: File explorer search does not work properly after 1903 update

Hi all, so after doing the 1903 update on one of our computers (from 1709), the File explorer search seems to be... to put it bluntly, basically broken.

At first, when searching something, depending on the string, the results would be either, about a quarter of the files there should be (it seemed to be ignoring specific extensions) or basically every file but what was searched for. I managed to workaround this issue by completely deactivating the indexing for the folder.

However, a second issue appeared. The search now seems to treat some strings as separate search operands. Here's an example: When I search "DE", I now properly get all the files with "DE" in their name. But if I search "DE45", the search returns completely empty. But if I search "DE 45" with a space, now I get the files with "DE45", no space, in their names. It as if the search was treating it as two separate terms.

Unfortunately, I can't replicate the issue on my own computer. Instead I myself have yet another issue. Certain strings are returning completely empty results. Specifically searching numbers seems to increase the problem (for example, 01 and 02 return empty but 03 gives me results). This problem is not present on the other computer.

So yeah, many problems here with the file explorer search. How can I start fixing this? And if there's a need for screenshots, I'll provide them if necessary.

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File Explorer Search Not Working


I am trying to search in File Explorer (Windows Explorer, My Computer) and it will not find anything. I can copy text from a name in the list and paste it in the search box and it still finds nothing. I have looked at the suggestions that have been posted and nothing I find that is relative to this works. Anyone have any suggestions? I am running Win 10 Pro on an I3 coustom desktop computer.

 

Anniversary Update: Search not working properly




This is what I get when I search for foobar in the start menu.


This is what I get when I search in explorer.
I appreciate the suggestion but I'd rather not dabble with third party programs when I know this can and does work.

 

setting default view for Winodws Explorer Search Reasults

Thank you for the detailed response. To change the search result's view from content to list, we suggest following the steps below:

• Open the File Explorer and try to search for files.
• In the toolbar, open the View tab and click List
  to change the view.
• Once changed, close the File Explorer.
• Open the File Explorer again and try to search to see if the setting has been retained.

After performing the steps above, reply back to us so we can provide additional help.