How do I search for a folder in Windows 7?

How do I search for a folder in Windows 7?

In Windows 7, you can find the Search box in the upper right corner of every folder. Try this by opening your Documents folder. Click in the search box and start typing your search term. You’ll start to see results as soon as you begin to type.

How do you search a file or folder from the Start menu?

Click the Start button, type the file name or keywords with your keyboard, and press Enter. The search results will appear. Simply click a file or folder to open it.

How do I add a search box to my Start menu in Windows 7?

To enable it back, do the following:

  1. Open Control Panel.
  2. Find Programs and Features.
  3. In the left panel look for Turn Windows features On or Off.
  4. Scroll down the list and look for Windows Search and check the box.
  5. Click OK and then Yes on the Window.
  6. Restart to complete the change and you should find the Search on Start menu.

How do I enable search in the Start menu?

Show the search box on the taskbar

  1. Press and hold (or right-click) the taskbar and select Taskbar settings.
  2. Select Taskbar items to expand the section, then toggle the Search switch to On.

How do I advance search a folder?

Find Files and Folders Using the Search Folder Click in the Search box at the bottom of the Start menu or at the top of an Explorer window. Type an advanced search. See the table for some examples.

How do you locate a file folder?

You can open the Computer window to locate it or perform a Search.

  1. Choose Start→Computer.
  2. Double-click an item to open it.
  3. If the file or folder that you want is stored within another folder, double-click the folder or a series of folders until you locate it.
  4. When you find the file you want, double-click it.

How do I add a search bar to a folder?

It’s usually the second listing on the menu. Click to select Show search box. This adds the Windows 10 search box to your taskbar. If you don’t see this option, open taskbar settings (the gear icon at the bottom of the menu when you right-click the taskbar) and click to disable “Use small taskbar buttons.”

Where is the Start search box?

Click the Start Orb. The Windows search box appears right above the Start Orb.

Why can’t I search in Start menu?

Restart Cortana If you are using Cortana for your search, it might be possible that your Start menu search is not working due to some issues with Cortana. To make sure that that’s not the case, a quick restart will do the trick. To do that, press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and select Task Manager.