How to Quickly Search Text Content in Windows 10

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated January 03, 2024

With so many files and programs in our computers, we may often meet the trouble that can't find the text content we need. Sometimes, we even just remember several keywords of the text content, but not the text's name. At the same time, it may be more difficult for us to search the text content in windows 10, because we are unfamiliar with it. So how can we find the content we need under this condition? There are two ways mainly for us to solve it.

Way 1: Search in Start Menu
Way 2: Search in File Explorer

Way 1: Search in Start Menu

1. Click the Start Menu () which is in the lower-left corner of desktop and don't click on any tile or icon. Then type "Indexing Options" on the keyboard.

2. Open the "Indexing Options" and click the button "Modify" > Tick all the selected locations > Click "OK" to finish.

3. Switch to the button "Advanced" > Choose "File Types" > Click "Index Properties and File Contents" > Tap "OK" and then there will appear a "Rebuild Index" dialog which need to be clicked "OK" again to finish.

4. Click the Start Menu () which is in the lower-left corner of desktop again and also don't click on any tile or icon.

5. Then type the text content that you want to seek on the keyboard.

Way 2: Search in File Explorer

1. Open the File Explorer > Click the button "file" which is in the top left corner > Select "Change folder and search options".

2. After entering the "Folder Options", choose the option "Search" > Tick the option "Always search file names and contents (this might take several minutes)" > Click "OK" to finish.