Configuring Search Using Folder Options
With the new Search tab found in Folder Options in Control Panel (see Figure below), users can configure different aspects of the Windows Search experience to meet their needs, including what to search, how to search, and what should happen when searching nonindexed locations within Windows Explorer.
In this tutorial:
- Managing Search
- Search and Indexing Enhancements
- Search in Windows XP
- Search in Windows Vista
- Search in Windows 7
- Understanding the Windows Search Versions
- Search Versions Included in Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Search Versions Included in Windows Server 2008
- Search Versions Available for Earlier Versions of Windows
- How Windows Search Works
- Understanding Search Engine Terminology
- Windows Search Engine Processes
- Enabling the Indexing Service
- Windows Search Engine Architecture
- Understanding the Catalog
- Default System Exclusion Rules
- Understanding the FANCI Attribute
- Default Indexing Scopes
- Initial Configuration
- Understanding the Indexing Process
- Modifying IFilter Behavior
- How Indexing Works
- Rebuilding the index
- Viewing Indexing Progress
- Understanding Remote Search
- Managing Indexin
- Configuring the Index
- Configuring the Index Location Using Group Policy
- Configuring Indexing Scopes and Exclusions Using Group Policy
- Configuring Offline Files Indexing
- Configuring Indexing of Encrypted Files
- Configuring Indexing of Encrypted Files Using Control Panel
- Configuring Indexing of Similar Words
- Configuring Indexing of Text in TIFF Image Documents
- Other Index Policy Settings
- Using Search
- Configuring Search Using Folder Options
- Configuring What to Search
- Configuring How To Search
- Using Start Menu Search
- Searching Libraries
- Advanced Query Syntax
- Using Federated Search
- Deploying Search Connectors
- Troubleshooting Search and Indexing Using the Built-in Troubleshooter