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I'm using Windows 10 pro 20H2.

If I search a folder on our file server, I usually type a few letters to bring up the folder I want, for example "LOR" to bring up "LOREM".

However I am seeing an issue on one PC where instead of this behavior, the search is working sequentially on the letters typed, jumping from all folders beginning "L", then "O", then "R". This occurs no matter what speed I type the letters at.

Does anyone know of a resolution for this issue?

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  • Have you tried in file explorer going to view > options > search and reset to defaults?
    – lost_admin
    Mar 8, 2021 at 20:00
  • Does it help if you single quote the search e.g. 'LOR' then does it work correctly?
    – Vomit IT - Chunky Mess Style
    Mar 8, 2021 at 21:00
  • In the Search bar, try specifying the property to search on: name:LOR or maybe name:="LOR*".
    – Keith Miller
    Mar 10, 2021 at 4:55
  • @lost_admin I have tried that to no effect I'm afraid.
    – Ctrl-alt-dlt
    Mar 10, 2021 at 9:34
  • @DrinkMorePimpJuiceIT I'm not using the search bar, just typing in the top level folder. Pressing ' does not allow me to type anything. Thank you for the suggestion.
    – Ctrl-alt-dlt
    Mar 10, 2021 at 9:36

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  1. To start, go to Folder Options | View tab | press Reset Folders and press Yes when prompted.

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  2. Now go back to a folder, sort by Name by clicking on the Name column. Then go back to Folder Options | View tab | press Apply to Folders and press Yes when prompted here.

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Now try tying in and searching the folders and see if this does the trick. If not, see the General Troubleshooting section below for additional things I'd try. Once any of those are complete, you may or may not need to complete these steps again.

General Troubleshooting

Consider the following in no particular order though...

  • Run full antivirus and antimalware scans of your system

  • Ensure all the latest Windows Updates are downloaded, installed, and any correlated reboots have completed too

  • Run Windows 10 system health checks and cleanup scans

    SFC /SCANNOW
DISM.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
DISM.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /SPSuperseded
DISM.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

    PowerShell Elevated

    Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\*' | % {
    New-ItemProperty -Path $_.PSPath -Name StateFlags0001 -Value 2 -PropertyType DWord -Force
};
Start-Process -FilePath CleanMgr.exe -ArgumentList '/sagerun:1'

  • Run chkdsk for file system corruption (e.g. admin elevated chkdsk C: /f /r /x)

I'd start with the basics here and rule these things out too just in case.

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