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What happened to explorer search? Unable to paste the copied
file name to search for as it was in previous versions. I have to
manually type the file name and press Enter. This is terrible! Why does Microsoft only make things worse with each new version ?!
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Ah, another Microsoft "improvement". In this case it actually makes the search worse. Is there a way to disable this new unified search and get the old functionality back? All I need is a way to search files in the current folder and its sub-folders. That's it.
For me the search box just becomes inaccessible after some time. Yes, restarting file explorer fixes it.
>> Also, when using Control-V to paste, File Explorer search box stops working after a few searches (you can't even access it to type).
The workaround for that is to restart Windows Explorer from Task Manager.
What happened to explorer search? Unable to paste the copied
file name to search for as it was in previous versions. I have to
manually type the file name and press Enter. This is terrible! Why does Microsoft only make things worse with each new version ?!
I have the exact same problem: When I right-click on the explorer search box I get nothing, No paste no copy. All I get when I click is the history of my past search words that I cannot even delete!
Right-click paste in explorer search box is an essential feature and it would be really silly to take it away.
Also, when using Control-V to paste, File Explorer search box stops working after a few searches (you can't even access it to type).
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I had to return to version 1903 too, 'cos of that. It is insane idea to remove paste into search explorer window with right click menu. Please MS restore this ability, unless it's a BUG !!!
