Win8 searches for files in the File Explorer

To search for files in the File Explorer, use the search box at the top right. The search function looks in all the folders and subfolders in the library and the folder you are viewing. When you click or click within the search box, the Search Tools tab is displayed. After you enter a search term, the search term will be highlighted in the displayed results.

"File Explorer" in the search results

use the search box and "Search Tools" tab, you can also do the following:

To search for files containing specific For all files with extensions (such as .txt), you can type something like "*.txt".

according to their type or date last modified files (such as "Picture") and other property to search for files, first click or click "Search Tools" tab, use the "optimization" group Options, then enter a search term in the search box. For example, if you only want to search for a file name instead of a file content, tap or click Other Properties, select Name, and enter a search term. If you can not find the content

you are looking for in a specific library or folder, you can expand your search to include other locations. Once the search results appear, click or click the Search Tools tab and select an option under Search again in the following locations. (Some options may not be available in WindowsRT in.)

If the search results do not include the contents of any files match, then the location you are searching for is not in the search index. To include file content in a single search, tap or click the Search Tools tab, tap or click Advanced Options, and select File Content. To add this location to the index so that the file content is always included in the search, click or click the Search Tools tab, click or click Advanced Options, and select Change Index Location. For more information on adding a location to an index, see Indexing and Searching: Frequently Asked Questions.