Windows 10: Windows File Explorer Search no longer giving me results automatically, how do I reset it?

Before, when I searched for something in my files it would immediately start bringing up results as soon as I typed the first letter, but now it requires me to click enter or press the search button after typing, and I've actually never even seen this search button before. I found it very convenient that I could search up a keyword or a phrase and I could see all the results instantly and just select one rather then having to type the entire word and clicking enter. Its a small difference but I find it very irritating and somewhat time consuming.


From what I've searched up, going to Options>View>When typing into list view>Automatically type into the search boxshould change it, but there was no difference. I tried switching between the two, restarting my PC, closing the File Explorer and re-opening, nothing.




Now, I've had Windows 10 since it came out, and, again, I've never seen this search button before the light grey box:

So, did I just have an older version of file explorer that just never updated? And I really hope this is just a setting that I can toggle, not really looking forward to downloading any 3rd party software just to get a search function back...


In case any of this was too confusing, here is an example:


What I want to happen is when I type "mc" it should immediately bring up any items with "mc" in the file name, but it doesn't. I have to click enter, and in some cases, when I don't know the exact file name, I am just getting a lot of random results and not what im searching for. Prompting me to enter is just making everything take much longer:



^ As you can see, it won't do the search until I click enter or press that search button...

:)

 

No Instant Search Result in File Explorer

When searching in file explore search results are displayed right below the search bar in a list, but only when you hit Enter, the complete result is displayed.

How do i restore it so i have Instant Search Results.

Verson: 1909

OS Build: 18363.535

 

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 Search: Results not opening


When I use File Explorer Search in my user folders, the results appear to have lost their association and do not open when I click them.

Before search:




After search for "Get"




Note the icons have gone, the folder is not listed. Clicking the file does zilch.