How do I search in current folder ONLY in Windows Explorer?

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Quick question on Windows Explorer – a setting got changed on my PC and I can’t remember how to search in Win10 so it searches only the in “current folder” not all “subfolders”

I no longer have the “search” tab displaying in Win Explorer until after I search for something and each time I have to tell it I want to search in “current folder” only.

Is there a quick fix for this?  Thanks.

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Making the searches default to current folder only was available in prior versions of Windows, but even the prior registry hack does not work in Windows 10. Sorry I miss it too.

Side note: If you know the name of the file, you don’t have to search to find it or open it. Type the name of the file into the Start Menu search box (that says Type here to search). This will present you with its location and will let you open the file…..no need to open File Explorer to search.

HTH, Dana:))

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Also _ if you download “FILES’ from MS Store, you can search within specific Windows file categories, e.g., documents, downloads, desktop, etc.

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Drcard:)) wrote:

Making the searches default to current folder only was available in prior versions of Windows, but even the prior registry hack does not work in Windows 10. Sorry I miss it too.

Side note: If you know the name of the file, you don’t have to search to find it or open it. Type the name of the file into the Start Menu search box (that says Type here to search). This will present you with its location and will let you open the file…..no need to open File Explorer to search.

Thanks – that’s what I thought but I couldn’t remember.

Custom Build - Intel i5 9400 5 Core CPU & ASUS TUF Z390 Plus Motherboard Windows 10 Home Version 22H2
Dell Laptop - Inspiron 15 11th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 Windows 11 Home Version 24H2

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