Windows 10: File Explorer Searching Randomly?

Discus and support File Explorer Searching Randomly? in Cortana to solve the problem; Strange things going on in my file explorer. Out of the blue, one of my open windows will start running a search on its own. As far as I can tell, it's... Discussion in 'Cortana' started by J KevinRichter, Mar 22, 2022.

  1. File Explorer Searching Randomly?


    Strange things going on in my file explorer. Out of the blue, one of my open windows will start running a search on its own. As far as I can tell, it's always a recent search I've previously run. The only way I can prevent it from repeating this randomly is to clear previous searches. For the life of me, I cannot figure out what is triggering this. Am I missing something obvious or is this a little-known bug? Any help is super appreciated. Thanks.

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    J KevinRichter, Mar 22, 2022
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  2. 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.
     
    Maestro2711, Mar 22, 2022
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  3. 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.
     
    Jennifer Cha, Mar 22, 2022
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  4. File Explorer Searching Randomly?

    File explorer

    Hi Mick,

    I am sorry to know that the File Explorer is not working on the Taskbar.

    I suggest you to right-click on it to unpin it from the task bar.

    Then search for File Explorer in Search. Then right-click on it to Pin it to Taskbar.

    If the issue persists, try the steps below.


    • Type CMD in Search. Right click on it to run as an administrator.

    • Type the following 4 commands at the Command prompt:
    dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

    sfc /scannow

    powershell

    Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*SystemApps*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}


    • Close the CMD window.

    • Check to see if the issue is resolved. If not, restart the PC.
    Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.
     
    Kalpana Shankarappa, Mar 22, 2022
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