PDF Indexing is working on Windows 11 (even with the standard PDF indexer), however, you can only search for file contents via File Explorer and not via Search / Taskbar Search.
Windows 11 Windows Search not searching or Indexing PDFs
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Brand new Dell XPS laptop with Windows 11. It will not search text within PDF files. From looking on the internet seems like there are lots of problems Windows Search in Windows 11 which did not exist in Windows 10. Including not searching/indexing contents of PDF files, which is critical for me.
Has ANYONE been able to search within PDF files on Windows 11?
Please don't suggest re-indexing, have done 6 or 7 times. And, yes indexing settings are set to index contents of PDF files.
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Anonymous
2022-12-25T19:30:38+00:00 Does anyone else using windows 11 still have issues with searching for contents within documents? I had thought that this was fixed long ago, but I am still on a beta version. Has worked fine in beta for many many months. I plan to upgrade to the regular Windows 11 version when the next major upgrade comes along, unless this issue persists.
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Anonymous
2022-10-25T15:00:05+00:00 Nope, it is still not fixed (latest WIN 11 22H2 Build 22621.675).
You can't find PDF content via Search (which is integrated in taskbar), even when you switch to "documents":
If you search via This PC you find the document:
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Anonymous
2022-03-24T15:46:15+00:00 Windows 11 Insider Preview 22581.1 solved this issue already. I tested after upgraded today.
Thanks much for the information JeffreyTang3. Hopefully it will work consistently. If this has also fixed the issues for others it would be great to hear about this. this fix is not among those listed in the notes for the new build at https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2022/03/23/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-22581/
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Anonymous
2022-03-24T10:06:26+00:00 Windows 11 Insider Preview 22581.1 solved this issue already. I tested after upgraded today.