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I'm trying to find a certain .inf file. I need to search in the inf folder, for all inf files, that contain certain text. Vista seems unable to do this. WTF?

Windows 7's search box can quickly find apps and file names, but it can also search file contents. Make it so by enabling Windows to universally search the contents of all files, so you can find ...

Fast File Search is a freeware that searches your files in a matter of just few seconds, saving your waiting time and efforts. Works on all Windows.

You can now search for files through the Copilot app. The new search requires a Copilot+ PC and Windows 11 insider access. The feature works by scanning the files in your Recents folder.

With Windows 10, many options and settings have been moved around or changed entirely. If you’d like Windows’ search to examine the contents of files, ...

Thereafter, the Windows search tool will index every word in every file (except for password-protected files), including file names, paths, and properties. Indexing enables you to search files using ...

Summary Smart Search in Google's Files app enhances search results by scanning the content of files, including text in PDFs and images.

Basically I want to be looking at a folder in Windows Explorer- c somepath\anotherdeeperpath\path\path\ and search all files for content *2016 Fiscal* and just get back a list of any file that ...

How to activate Smart Search First, download Files by Google from the Play Store (it isn't included by default on most Android devices), and make sure it's updated to the latest version. Then ...

Choose a scope for the search—This Mac, say, or the folder you were in when you started—and then choose whether you want to search file contents or filenames.