Windows 10: Search function not working in any folder

Hey,


I noticed a week ago or something like that when I was gonna search for a picture in one of my folders that the search function wasn't working as intended. I didn't think much of it then and decided to just find the picture by scrolling through a bit since I figured that it was a temporary problem that would get fixed when I restarted or something of the sort. It turns out now that even after restarting, updating windows, searching for viruses and trying every single folder option I can find that it still doesn't work.

I tried creating a new account on my computer and logged in on that and that works perfectly fine, I can search in any folder and find just what im searching for but on my main account I use on my computer whenever I search for something nothing happens, I type in a word in the search bar but nothing happens, it's like I haven't even typed anything in. All of the images remain to be shown.

Would really appreciate some help with this since I can't for the life of it figure it out on my own and it can be a bit frustrating trying to find specific pictures in a folder with over a thousand of them.


Appreciate any answers I can get, thanks.

/Simon

:)

 

Quick Access not searching Pictures folder


Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

• I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.

• Then I tried to remove the Pictures folder with option one at Add or Remove Folders from This PC in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials. Even after rebooting, the Pictures folder remained.
• So I tried using option two. Same thing: reboot >> Pictures folder still there.

• Since there were no troubleshooting steps for this scenario, just for the heck of it, I ran through the restore steps. Copied some pictures into the Pictures folder, ran a Quick Access search and initial problem remains: Searching all of QA doesn't find any files in Pictures folder, running search on just the Pictures folder does. I want to run a global search and find matching files in any/all of the Documents, Music, Videos, and Pictures folders.

That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date. I hope it didn't create potential future problems in my registry.

Bottom line: I'm still looking for a fix.

 

Folder search not working

Hi Jenni,

Network settings can also affect your system's performance in searching for files and folders. To troubleshoot the issue, we suggest
turning off your network's proxy settings and see if the issue still occurs. To do this, simply follow the steps below:

• Click the Start button and select Settings.
• On the Settings window, click on Network & Internet.
• On the left-pane, click on Proxy.
• On the Manual proxy setup column, toggle the User a proxy server to
  Off.
• Restart your computer and try to search for files/folders.

Should you have further questions, please let us know.

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Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
3. Select add someone else on this PC.
4. Enter a user name and hit next.
5. Click on Finish.
6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.