How to Enable Advanced Search in Windows 11

This practical guide explains how to enable advanced search in Windows 11. Follow the steps in order, review the requirements first, and use the troubleshooting notes when a setting or option does not work as expected.

Instructions to enable advanced search on Windows 11

Step 1:

Press Windows + I to open Settings, then select Privacy & Security .

Switch to the setup interface on the computer, the user clicks on Searching Windows .

Step 2:

In Windows search settings, select Find my Files and then select Enhanced to replace Classic .

If you have problems after enabling Advanced Search, you should rebuild your search index. Open Control Panel and then click Indexing Options .

Continue clicking Advanced to open advanced settings on your computer.

In the Troubleshooting section, the user clicks Rebuild to rebuild the index.

Now you search for save files on Windows and will find the search process more efficient.