Windows 10: windows 10-11: problem search files with 3 character

both windows 10 last service pack and windows 11 have same problem.i have a folder with a lot of pdf files.problem: in the search bar of windows, if i put M2E it finds only files that contain M2 and not fils with at beginning M2E.if i put M2e, it find correctly all files that start with M2Ewhy with the search M2E the search is wrong?

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search windows box next to start only allows 2 or 3 characters to be typed

Hi,

To isolate your concern regarding search box, kindly answer the following questions:

• Are you getting any results even you can only type 2-3 characters?
• Is the Search suggestions working?
• What happen when you exceeded 3 characters?

Looking forward to your reply.

Regards.

 

Windows 10 File Explorer Search Wildcard Characters Not Working

Dear Boulder_Man,

Thanks for your input, but as I posted, I managed to solve the problem in (unique to Windows 10?),
by turning the indexing option off, even though I'm not searching for system files. That forces it to search through the actual file directories, rather than some out of date index list.

Unfortunately, I am not allowed to mark my own answer as "Mark as Answer" or even "Helpful."

I'm not sure which version of Windows you are using, but there definitely is a field specifier,
"name:" I use it quite often. It searches the filename field, which appears to have been renamed 'Name' in Windows 10 (possibly an earlier version). See the first field in the image above.

BTW, I tested your tilde suggestion, but it didn't work. From earlier Windows Search releases, the tilde (undocumented) seems to ensure that wildcard characters, such as asterisks, are treated as wildcards and not actual characters. But that actually isn't
my problem, as the index list is incomplete, hence the files are not found.

If you do 'upgrade' to Windows 10, do note that a number of things are still a bit wonky. And I would recommend staying away from Windows 10
Home, unless you want Microsoft to periodically seize your laptop and force a re-boot when it sees fit!

Kind regards,

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.