Windows 10: Windows Explorer not searching docx file contents

Discus and support Windows Explorer not searching docx file contents in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; 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... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by I O'Connor, Nov 17, 2021.

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    Windows Explorer not searching docx file contents


    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 indexedI've tried rebuilding the indexI tested the search on other file types, and it returns results for seemingly everything except .docx filesI tried upgrading to Windows 11 to see if this would fix the issue, but it did notI would really appreciate any suggestions, as being able to search file contents is very import

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