Windows 10: How to stop letters from being deleted when searching in file explorer

When searching for files in teh file explorer, we will type letters, then it will jump back deleting some of what has been typed. This usually happens when pressing the space bar and is an issue on multiple computers to different people, which are all running on Windows 11.

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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.

 

File Explorer Multi-Letter Search - Windows 11

Today's update:

I have run through the steps in https://thegeekpage.com/how-to-fix-file-explorer-search-not-working-in-windows-10/ where applicable. I have:

- Reset all View/Folder settings to "default" using the "Reset to default" buttons in the Folder Options dialogues

- Allowed the entire index to refresh completely

- Tested this with local and remote folders, all function the same.

- Ensured the "search" box and bar are functional, I can find all documents at all times.

- Restarted the computer

- Restarted Cortana and Windows Search, respectively both pre- and post-reboot

But my problem remains. Typing directly into the white-space of File Explorer should allow for multi-letter searching. tying in "m-y-space-b" should return any file containing that text, not three different folder results for each letter M, Y, and B. This is non-default behavior and must be a setting somewhere. i am also curious if it is simply a performance thing. After typing one letter, the search executes immediately and my mouse icon becomes the spinning-circle for "thinking" before I can even type a second letter. There is no lag, however, on the laptop input either from the remote USB keyboard nor from the integrated keyboard. Both function the same.

I am open to other suggestions, this is a very weird behavior. If nothing else, I can probably re-image the machine this coming weekend to see if I can get the search function to work correctly when typing directly into the file explorer window.

 

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.