File Explorer search Current folder option doesn't work

Anonymous
2020-04-21T13:54:00+00:00

Good morning,

I am having a problem with my Windows 10 file explorer searches.  When I search for an item, it brings back results in for the current folder and all subfolders as it should.  When I click on "Current folder" in the search tools, however, it does nothing.  I still see all results from all subfolders.  

I believe this problem started after installing NVIDIA GeForce Experience and the latest NVIDIA driver.  I tried to do a system restore, but it seems I dont have any restore points.  That is another problem I will have to fix.  

Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-06-26T09:40:29+00:00

    caused by windows 2004 update... 

    same problem here. 

    The contextual search bar does not appear until after search query has been entered preventing it to be used.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-06-02T01:36:39+00:00

    I agree with you, but looking at the first Microsoft Technician response, it's clearly a bot. They're trying to give the impression that they are responding quickly to queries, but it's just an automated response. For instance, note that the text which the 'technician' quotes - it's not even a complete sentence. 

    You can't fool us, Microsoft.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-05-29T15:28:15+00:00

    Man, this is amazing that the Microsoft tech did not understand the first complaint about what was not working within File Explorer.  The explanation could not have been more clearer which means that the tech has absolutely no clue about the Microsoft 10 operating system!  Very sad!  I and many peers have been having this same issue and it's very clear that it is a Windows 10 update issue.  Too bad Microsoft hires tech's that have not training or exposure to the OS they are trying to help us on.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-05-13T12:17:17+00:00

    Hi Aditya,

    Thanks again for all of your help. 

    Here is the link to my feedback post:  https://aka.ms/AA8ebca

    Have a great day!

    Lance

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-05-13T02:11:34+00:00

    Hi Lance,

    Thank you for your response,

    We are researching on this issue and found the same result as you are getting and we are checking this issue with the engineering team.

    However, we commend and appreciate you for the effort and time you gave to troubleshoot the issue. Hence, I suggest you to leave a Feedback for this issue and provide us the Feedback Hub link so that our developer team can look into this issue.

    Steps to share the Feedback Hub link

    1. After submitting the feedback on Feedback Hub, go to the Feedback section of the app.
    2. Select the My feedback tab to see your feedback.
    3. Select the feedback and then click Share.
    4. Once you click on share, a link will be generated like https://aka.ms/*****.
    5. Click on Copy link and then paste the link in your reply to this message.

    Regards,

    Aditya Roy

    Microsoft Community – Moderator

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