Windows 10: File Explorer: how can i search for a file by two nonconsecutive words

Discus and support File Explorer: how can i search for a file by two nonconsecutive words in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I am trying to locate files in my "Users" folder that have two specific words in them. Here is what I mean:Any type of file.Title of file that has... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Steve Yokom, Apr 18, 2024.

  1. File Explorer: how can i search for a file by two nonconsecutive words


    I am trying to locate files in my "Users" folder that have two specific words in them. Here is what I mean:Any type of file.Title of file that has "payment" and "register" in it.These two words may or may not be consecutive in the file name.For example:2023 June register of payment. Or...Payment June 2023 register.I do NOT have to look for these words within the file.Only need to search for these words in file name or title.I am running:Windows 10 ProVersion: 22H2OS Build: 19045.4291Please help me.

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    Steve Yokom, Apr 18, 2024
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    Hi all,

    Recently Windows Explorer stopped finding .docx files when I search for a specific word. I know that these files contain the words that I am searching for, and I have tried lots of things:

    • "Search in file contents" is enabled
    • .docx files are set to have names and contents indexed
    • I've tried rebuilding the index
    • I tested the search on other file types, and it returns results for seemingly everything except .docx files
    • I tried upgrading to Windows 11 to see if this would fix the issue, but it did not
    I would really appreciate any suggestions, as being able to search file contents is very important for my studies.
     
    I O'Connor, Apr 18, 2024
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    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.
     
    Maestro2711, Apr 18, 2024
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  4. File Explorer: how can i search for a file by two nonconsecutive words

    Word Count Column in File Explorer

    I work primarily with RTF documents. I came across the option in Windows File Explorer to add a "Word Count" column to the File Explorer display. The "Word Count" does display but it gives no count for any of the documents listed in the File Explorer.
    From top to bottom no word count is displayed for any file created in any of the word processors I use. To date my search on the internet has not found a solution to the lack of word counts.
     
    NeilShephard, Apr 18, 2024
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