Windows 10: Windows Search not finding some files unless they've been opened recently

Discus and support Windows Search not finding some files unless they've been opened recently in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hello,My Windows Search has become very hit-or-miss lately. In general, I think it finds most files from 2020 and previous and it doesn't seem to have... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by the-lpn, Nov 18, 2021.

  1. THE-LPN
    the-lpn Win User

    Windows Search not finding some files unless they've been opened recently


    Hello,My Windows Search has become very hit-or-miss lately. In general, I think it finds most files from 2020 and previous and it doesn't seem to have issues with files in my Downloads folder. But when it comes to My Documents which I renamed due to a corporate policy issue - maybe relevant?, it is sometimes unable to find them. The most interesting test result that I found was that SOMETIMES if I open the file, then the search can now magically see it - which seems to rule out a lot of the permissions or search parameter type issues.Example:Open my Windows Explorer to:C:\Users\myname\[folde

    :)
     
    the-lpn, Nov 18, 2021
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  2. SLOZOMBY
    slozomby Win User

    Recent File List

    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file1

    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file2
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file3
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file4
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file5
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file6
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file7
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file8
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file9
    ...

    you get the idea. ( too lazy to put it in a for loop and test it.

    or just open regedit and remove all the fileX from that key.
     
    slozomby, Nov 18, 2021
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  3. EIDAIRAMAN1
    eidairaman1 Win User
    eidairaman1, Nov 18, 2021
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  4. ESMORAX
    esmorax Win User

    Windows Search not finding some files unless they've been opened recently

    Windows 10 Office 365 cannot open files from: recent file list

    Thanks for the tip! I followed all above steps.

    So far I can open files from the Recent files list when I enter Word itself, however I still am unable to open any documents using the Word icon pinned to the taskbar:

    Windows Search not finding some files unless they've been opened recently [​IMG]



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    esmorax, Nov 18, 2021
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