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Windows Search
Advanced Query Syntax
Desktop Search Syntax
A search query can include one or more keywords, with Boolean operators and optional criteria. These optional criteria can narrow a search based on the following:
- Scope or data store in which files reside
- Kinds of files
- Managed properties of files
The optional criteria, described in greater detail following, use the following syntax:
<scope name>:<value>
<file kind>:<value>
<property name>:<value>
Suppose a user wants to search for a document containing the phase “last quarter,” created by John or Joanne, and that the user saved to the folder mydocuments. The query may look like this:
"last quarter" author:(john OR joanne) foldername:mydocuments
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