The same here.
Windows 10 1909 File Explorer Search issue
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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 ?!
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Cortana and search
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Anonymous
2019-12-06T11:07:54+00:00 Installed kb4524570 and it fixed the issue.
It's been installed since Nov 13th. Does not address the issue, nor has it fixed File Explorer search.
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Anonymous
2019-12-06T09:46:36+00:00 Installed kb4524570 and it fixed the issue.
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Anonymous
2019-11-28T09:27:04+00:00 i am also having an issue. ive had search issues, but know how to troubleshoot most problems. my cortana disappeared. all instances of her are gone from my device, and i know i didnt delete the program.
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Anonymous
2019-11-28T03:34:13+00:00 What I've also just discovered is that search now only works in standard locations such as "Desktop", "Downloads", "Music", "OneDrive", "Pictures" and "Videos".
My system has multiple drives, which each in turn contain folders that are logically not in the standard user folders. When I add such a "non-standard" folder to Indexing Options, such as "Programming", "Customers", "Utilities", "Movies" or "Series", then even when Indexing Options shows Indexing complete, I cannot execute a search in any of those non-standard folders.
For example, searching for filename:"*.jpg?" (or any other acceptable search terms, including logic operators OR, AND, NOT) inside "E:\OneDrive", "E:\Documents" or "E:\Pictures" will give me the results I am looking for. But if I go to "E:\Programming", "E:\Customers", "E:\Utilities" or "F:\Movies" (or any other non-standard folder), and execute the exact same search, then I get no results.
I've been using Microsoft Windows since 3.1 and have never had a com,plaint about it before. My daily workload relies on the indexing and search capabilities of modern versions Windows.
Why was it necessary to mess with search? "If it ain't broke, don't fix".
Indexing Options:
Search results inside "E:\OneDrive"
Search results inside "F:\Movies"