Use indexing, File Explorer, and even Photos to beef up Windows' search capabilities. By Mark Hachman. ... It will be a bit more if you’re indexing smaller files or computer code.

When File Explorer opens, enter the word Index into File Explorer’s Search box and then click on Indexing Options. You can see the Indexing Options screen, shown in Figure 2.

Group Items . If File Explorer returns a long list of results even after refining your search, you can organize them using the Group by option under Sort.Grouping search results helps you quickly ...

Add Folders to Your Index. By default, Windows has a pretty good idea of what locations you want indexed. It searches your Start Menu, your Users folder, and your Offline files.

In Windows 10, you can search for files and other content using the built-in Search tool on the Taskbar. However, you can also search for files directly through File Explorer.

Wildcards are special characters you can use in File Explorer searches to find files or folders when you're unsure of the exact name. asterisk (*) – report* (finds "report1", "report_final", etc.).