修复文件资源管理器搜索在 Windows 10 中不起作用： (Fix File Explorer Search Not Working in Windows 10: )如果您最近在文件资源管理器搜索(File Explorer search)中搜索了某些特定文件或文件夹，并且搜索结果未显示任何内容，则可能是与文件资源管理器搜索(File Explorer Search)不工作(Working)和为了确保这是我们在这里处理的问题，您需要搜索您知道 PC 上存在但搜索无法找到的一些文件或文件夹。简而言之，文件资源管理器的(File Explorer)搜索功能(Search feature)不起作用，并且没有项目与您的搜索匹配。
您甚至无法在文件资源管理器搜索(File Explorer search)中搜索大多数基本应用程序，例如计算器或 Microsoft Word等。用户在(calculator or Microsoft Word)搜索功能不起作用(search function)时手动查找所有文件和文件夹非常令人沮丧。主要问题可能是索引问题或索引数据库(index database)可能已损坏或只是搜索服务(search service)未运行。无论如何，用户在这里不知所措，所以不要浪费任何时间，让我们(time let)看看如何使用下面列出的故障排除指南实际(troubleshooting guide)修复文件资源管理器搜索(Fix File Explorer Search)不工作问题。
修复文件资源管理器搜索在(Fix File Explorer Search)Windows 10中不起作用
确保(Make)创建一个还原点(restore point) 以防万一(case something)出现问题。
方法一：结束 Cortana 的进程(Method 1: End Cortana’s process)
1. 同时按下Ctrl + Shift + Esc打开任务管理器。(Task Manager.)
2. 在列表中找到Cortana，然后右键单击(right-click)它并选择结束任务。( End Task.)
3. 这将重新启动Cortana，它应该能够修复 Windows 10 中的文件资源管理器搜索不工作问题，(fix File Explorer Search Not Working issue in Windows 10)但如果您仍然卡住，请继续使用下一个方法。
方法二：重启 Windows Search 服务(Method 2: Restart Windows Search service)
1. 按 Windows 键 + R 然后键入services.msc并按 Enter。
2. 找到Windows Search 服务(Windows Search service)，然后右键单击它并选择属性。(Properties.)
3. 确保将启动类型设置为自动( Startup type to Automatic)，如果服务未运行，请单击运行。(Run)
4. 单击应用，然后单击确定。
5. 重新启动您的 PC 以保存更改。
方法 3：运行搜索和索引疑难解答(Method 3: Run Search and Indexing Troubleshooter)
1. 按 Windows 键 + I 打开设置(Settings)，然后单击更新和安全。(Update & Security.)
2. 从左侧菜单(side menu)中，选择疑难解答。( Troubleshoot.)
3. 现在在“查找(Find)并修复其他问题”下单击搜索和索引(Search and Indexing)。
4.接下来，单击搜索和索引下的运行疑难解答按钮。(Run the troubleshooter)
5. 勾选“文件不出现在搜索结果中(File don’t appear in search results)”并单击下一步。 (Next. )
6.如果发现任何问题，疑难解答将自动修复它们。
或者，您也可以从控制面板运行(Control Panel)搜索和索引疑难解答(Search and Indexing Troubleshooter)：
1. 按Windows Key + R然后键入控制面板(control panel)并按Enter打开 控制面板。(Control Panel.)
2.搜索疑难解答并单击(Search Troubleshoot and click)疑难解答(Troubleshooting.)。
3. 接下来，单击左侧窗格中的查看全部。(View all)
4. 单击并运行搜索和索引疑难解答。( Troubleshooter for Search and Indexing.)
5. 按照屏幕上的说明运行疑难解答(Troubleshooter)。
6. 如果发现任何问题，请单击您遇到( problems you are experiencing.)的任何问题旁边的可用复选框。(checkbox)
7.疑难解答可能能够修复文件资源管理器搜索不工作的问题。(fix File Explorer Search Not Working issue.)
方法 4：搜索文件的内容(Method 4: Search the Contents of Your Files)
1. 按Windows Key + E打开文件资源管理器(File Explorer)，然后单击查看(View)并选择选项。(Options.)
2. 切换到搜索选项卡并(Search tab)在搜索非索引位置时( When searching non-indexed locations.)选中“始终搜索文件名和内容(Always Search File Names and Contents)” 。
3. 单击应用，然后单击确定。
4. 重新启动您的 PC 以保存更改。
看看您是否能够修复文件资源管理器搜索在 Windows 10 中不起作用的问题(fix File Explorer search not working in Windows 10 issue)，因为这似乎适用于大多数用户，如果不能，则继续下一个方法。
方法 5：重建 Windows 搜索索引(Method 5: Rebuild Windows Search Index)
1. 在Windows Search(Windows Search)中键入索引选项，然后单击顶部结果以打开索引选项。(Indexing Options.)
2. 单击索引(Indexing)选项(Options)窗口底部的高级按钮。(Advanced button)
3. 切换到文件类型选项卡并在应如何索引该文件下(How)选中“(File Types tab and checkmark “)索引属性和文件内容(Index Properties and File Contents)” 。
4. 然后单击确定并再次打开高级(Advanced) 选项(Options)窗口。
5. 然后在索引设置(Index Settings)选项卡中单击故障排除下的重建(Rebuild)。
6. 索引需要一些时间，但一旦完成，您在Windows 文件资源管理器中的(Windows File Explorer)搜索(Search)结果应该不会有任何进一步的问题。
Method 6: Add System Permission to A File/Folder
1. 右键单击要更改权限的文件或文件夹，然后选择(file or folder)属性。(Properties.)
2. 在文件或文件夹属性(file or folder properties)窗口中，切换到安全选项卡。(Security tab.)
3. SYSTEM应出现在Group或用户名下，并在Permissions下具有完全控制权。如果没有，请单击“高级”按钮。(Advanced button.)
4. 现在单击添加(Add)按钮，然后单击选择主体。(Select a principal.)
5. 这将打开选择用户或组窗口(Select User or Group window)，单击底部的高级按钮。(Advanced button)
6. 在打开的新窗口中，单击立即查找( Find Now)按钮。
7. 接下来，从搜索结果中选择SYSTEM并单击(SYSTEM)OK。
8. 确认 SYSTEM 已添加并单击 OK(click OK)。
9. 勾选“完全控制(Full Control)”和“Only apply these permissions to objects and/or containers within this container”，然后单击“确定”。
10. 最后，单击应用(Apply)，然后单击确定。
方法 7：重新注册 Cortana(Method 7: Re-register Cortana)
1.搜索Powershell，然后右键单击它并选择以管理员身份运行。(Run as Administrator.)
2. 如果搜索不起作用，请按Windows Key + R，然后键入以下内容并按 Enter：
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0
3. 右键单击 powershell.exe并选择以管理员身份运行。
4. 在 powershell 中键入以下命令并按Enter：
Get-AppXPackage -Name Microsoft.Windows.Cortana | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
5. 等待上述命令完成并重新启动 PC 以保存更改。
6.查看重新注册Cortana是否会修复文件资源管理器搜索在 Windows 10 中不起作用的问题。( fix File Explorer search not working in Windows 10 issue.)
方法 8：通过协议更改默认应用程序(Method 8: Change Default Apps by protocol)
1. 按Windows Key + I 打开设置(Settings)，然后单击应用程序。(Apps.)
2. 从左侧菜单(left-hand menu)中，单击默认应用程序(Default apps)。在右侧窗口中，单击底部的“按协议选择默认应用程序”。(Choose default apps by protocol)
3. 在按协议选择默认(Choose default)应用列表中找到“搜索(SEARCH)”。并确保在搜索旁边选择了Windows 资源管理器。(Windows Explorer)
4. 如果没有，请单击搜索(SEARCH)旁边当前设置为默认(Default)的程序，然后选择Windows 资源管理器( Windows Explorer)。
方法 9：创建新的管理员用户帐户(Method 9: Create a New Administrator User Account)
1. 按 Windows 键 + I 打开设置(Settings)，然后单击帐户。(Accounts.)
2. 单击左侧菜单中的家庭和其他人选项卡，然后单击其他人下的将其他人(Family & other people tab)添加到此 PC(Add someone else to this PC)。
3. 点击底部的我没有此人的登录信息。( I don’t have this person’s sign-in information)
4. 选择底部的添加没有 Microsoft 帐户的用户。(Add a user without a Microsoft account)
5. 现在输入新帐户的用户名和密码，(type the username and password for the new account)然后单击下一步。(Next.)
6. 创建帐户后，您将返回帐户屏幕(Accounts screen)，从那里单击更改帐户类型。(Change account type.)
7. 当弹出窗口出现时，将帐户类型更改( change the Account type)为管理员(Administrator)，然后单击确定。
8. 现在登录到上面创建的管理员帐户并导航(administrator account and navigate)到以下路径：
C:\Users\Your_Old_User_Account\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy
注意：(Note:) 确保(Make sure)显示隐藏文件和文件夹已启用，然后才能导航到上述文件夹。
9. 删除或重命名文件夹Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy。
10.重新启动您的PC并登录(PC and sign-in)到遇到问题的旧用户帐户(user account)。
11.打开 PowerShell(Open PowerShell)并键入以下命令并按(command and hit) Enter：
Add-AppxPackage -Path “C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\Appxmanifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register
12.现在重启你的电脑，这肯定会一劳永逸地解决搜索结果问题。
方法 10：允许磁盘被索引(Method 10: Allow the Disk to be Indexed)
1. 右键单击无法产生搜索结果的驱动器。
2. 现在勾选“允许索引服务索引此磁盘以进行快速文件搜索。(Allow indexing service to index this disk for fast file searching.)”
3. 单击应用，然后单击确定。
4. 重新启动您的 PC 以保存更改。
这应该可以解决文件资源管理器搜索(File Explorer search)不起作用的问题，但如果没有，则继续下一个方法。
方法 11：运行 DISM 修复损坏的 Windows 文件(Method 11: Run DISM to fix corrupt Windows files)
1.使用管理权限打开命令提示符。(Command Prompt)
2.在cmd中输入以下命令并回车：
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
2.按回车(Press enter)键运行上述命令并等待(command and wait)该过程完成，通常需要15-20分钟。
Dism /Image:C:\offline /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:c:\test\mount\windows
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:c:\test\mount\windows /LimitAccess
注意：(Note:) 将(Replace)C:RepairSourceWindows替换为修复源(repair source)的位置（Windows 安装或恢复光盘(Windows Installation or Recovery Disc)）。
3. DISM 进程完成后，在(DISM process)cmd(cmd and hit) 中键入以下内容并按Enter 键(Enter)：sfc /scannow
4.让系统文件检查器运行(System File Checker run)，一旦完成，重新启动你的电脑。
方法 12：修复安装 Windows 10(Method 12: Repair Install Windows 10)
这种方法是最后的手段，因为如果没有任何问题，那么这种方法肯定会修复您 PC 的所有问题，并将修复文件资源管理器搜索在(Fix File Explorer Search)Windows 10中不起作用的问题。修复安装(Repair Install)仅使用就地升级来修复系统问题，而不会删除系统上存在的用户数据。因此，请按照本文查看如何轻松(Easily)修复(How)安装Windows 10(Repair Install Windows 10) 。
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就是这样，您已成功修复文件资源管理器搜索在 Windows 10 中不起作用，(Fix File Explorer Search Not Working in Windows 10)但如果您对本指南仍有任何疑问，请随时在评论部分提出。
Fix File Explorer Search Not Working in Windows 10
Fix File Explorer Search Not Working in Windows 10: If you have recently searched for some particular files or folders in the File Explorer search and the search results don’t bring up anything then it can be a problem related to File Explorer Search Not Working and in order to make sure this is the issue we are dealing here you need to search for some files or folders which you know exist on your PC but the search is not able to find. In short Search feature of File Explorer is not working and no items will match your search.
You can’t even search for most basic apps in File Explorer search, for example, calculator or Microsoft Word, etc. And it’s very frustrating for users to manually locate all the files & folders while the search function is not working. The main issue could be Indexing issues or the index database might be corrupted or simply the search service is not running. In any case, the user is at loss here, so without wasting any time let’s see how to actually Fix File Explorer Search Not Working issue with the below-listed troubleshooting guide.
Fix File Explorer Search Not Working in Windows 10
Make sure to create a restore point just in case something goes wrong.
Method 1: End Cortana’s process
1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc together to open Task Manager.
2. Find Cortana in the list then right-click on it and select End Task.
3. This would restart Cortana which should be able to fix File Explorer Search Not Working issue in Windows 10 but if you’re still stuck then continue with the next method. It might interest you to read Fix Word File Permission Error in Windows 10 as well.
Method 2: Restart Windows Search service
1. Press Windows Key + R then type services.msc and hit Enter.
2. Find Windows Search service then right-click on it and select Properties.
3. Make sure to set the Startup type to Automatic and click Run if the service is not running.
4. Click Apply followed by OK.
5. Reboot your PC to save changes.
Method 3: Run Search and Indexing Troubleshooter
1. Press Windows key + I to open Settings then click on Update & Security.
2. From the left-hand side menu, select Troubleshoot.
3. Now under “Find and fix other problems” click on Search and Indexing.
4. Next, click on Run the troubleshooter button under Search and Indexing.
5. Checkmark “File don’t appear in search results” and click Next.
6. If any issues are found, the troubleshooter will fix them automatically.
Alternatively, you can also run Search and Indexing Troubleshooter from Control Panel:
1. Press Windows Key + R then type control panel and hit Enter to open Control Panel.
2. Search Troubleshoot and click on Troubleshooting.
3. Next, click on View all in the left window pane.
4. Click and run the Troubleshooter for Search and Indexing.
5. Follow on-screen instructions to run the Troubleshooter.
6. If any issues are found, click on the checkbox available next to any problems you are experiencing.
7. The Troubleshooter may be able to fix File Explorer Search Not Working issue.
Method 4: Search the Contents of Your Files
1. Press Windows Key + E to open File Explorer then click View and select Options.
2. Switch to the Search tab and checkmark “Always Search File Names and Contents” under When searching non-indexed locations.
3. Click Apply followed by OK.
4. Reboot your PC to save changes.
See if you are able to fix File Explorer search not working in Windows 10 issue or not, as this seems to work for most of the users, if not then continue to the next method.
Method 5: Rebuild Windows Search Index
1. Type indexing options in Windows Search then click on the top result to open Indexing Options.
2. Click the Advanced button in the bottom in the Indexing Options window.
3. Switch to File Types tab and checkmark “Index Properties and File Contents” under How should this file be indexed.
4. Then click OK and again open the Advanced Options window.
5. Then in the Index Settings tab and click Rebuild under Troubleshooting.
6. Indexing will take some time, but once it’s complete you shouldn’t have any further problems with Search results in Windows File Explorer.
Method 6: Add System Permission to A File/Folder
1. Right-click on the file or folder for which you want to change permission for and choose Properties.
2. In the file or folder properties window, switch to the Security tab.
3. SYSTEM should be present under Group or user names with full control under Permissions. If not then click on the Advanced button.
4. Now click on the Add button and then click on Select a principal.
5. This will open Select User or Group window, click on Advanced button at the bottom.
6. In the new window that opens, click on the Find Now button.
7. Next, select SYSTEM from the search results and click OK.
8. Verify SYSTEM is added and click OK.
9. Checkmark “Full Control” and “Only apply these permissions to objects and/or containers within this container” and click OK.
10. Finally, click Apply followed by OK.
Method 7: Re-register Cortana
1. Search Powershell and then right-click on it and select Run as Administrator.
2. If the search is not working then press Windows Key + R then type the following and hit Enter:
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0
3. Right-click on powershell.exe and select Run as Administrator.
4. Type the following command in powershell and hit Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -Name Microsoft.Windows.Cortana | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
5. Wait for the above command to finish and reboot your PC to save changes.
6. See if re-registering Cortana will fix File Explorer search not working in Windows 10 issue.
Method 8: Change Default Apps by protocol
1. Press Windows Key + I to open Settings then click on Apps.
2. From the left-hand menu, click on Default apps. From the right window, click on “Choose default apps by protocol” at the bottom.
3. In the Choose default apps by protocol list find “SEARCH“. And make sure Windows Explorer is selected next to the SEARCH.
4. If not then click on the program that is currently set to Default next to SEARCH and select Windows Explorer.
Method 9: Create a New Administrator User Account
1. Press Windows Key + I to open Settings and then click Accounts.
2. Click on Family & other people tab in the left-hand menu and click Add someone else to this PC under Other people.
3. Click I don’t have this person’s sign-in information at the bottom.
4. Select Add a user without a Microsoft account at the bottom.
5. Now type the username and password for the new account and click Next.
6. Once the account is created you will be taken back to Accounts screen, from there click on Change account type.
7. When the pop-up window appears, change the Account type to Administrator and click OK.
8. Now sign in to the above-created administrator account and navigate to the following path:
C:\Users\Your_Old_User_Account\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy
Note: Make sure to show hidden files and folders is enabled before you can navigate to the above folder.
9. Delete or rename the folder Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy.
10. Reboot your PC and sign-in to the old user account which was facing the problem.
11. Open PowerShell and type the following command and hit Enter:
Add-AppxPackage -Path “C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\Appxmanifest.xml” -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register
12. Now restart your PC and this will definitely fix the search results issue, once and for all.
Method 10: Allow the Disk to be Indexed
1. Right-click on the drive which is not being able to produce search results.
2. Now checkmark “Allow indexing service to index this disk for fast file searching.”
3. Click Apply followed by OK.
4. Reboot your PC to save changes.
This should resolve File Explorer search not working issue but if not then continue to the next method.
Method 11: Run DISM to fix corrupt Windows files
1. Open Command Prompt with administrative privileges.
2. Enter the following command in cmd and hit enter:
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
2. Press enter to run the above command and wait for the process to complete, usually, it takes 15-20 minutes.
Dism /Image:C:\offline /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:c:\test\mount\windows
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:c:\test\mount\windows /LimitAccess
Note: Replace the C:\RepairSource\Windows with the location of your repair source (Windows Installation or Recovery Disc).
3. After the DISM process if complete, type the following in the cmd and hit Enter: sfc /scannow
4. Let System File Checker run and once it’s complete, restart your PC.
Method 12: Repair Install Windows 10
This method is the last resort because if nothing works out then this method will surely repair all problems with your PC and will Fix File Explorer Search Not Working in Windows 10 issue. Repair Install just uses an in-place upgrade to repair issues with the system without deleting user data present on the system. So follow this article to see How to Repair Install Windows 10 Easily.
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That’s it you have successfully Fix File Explorer Search Not Working in Windows 10 but if you still have any questions regarding this guide then feel free to ask them in the comment’s section.
