Windows 10如何按文件名搜索？能否设置默认规则并禁用内容搜索？

Great question! This is a super common frustration with Windows Search, but luckily there are straightforward fixes to get the results you want. Let’s break down how to make filename searches your default and cut out those irrelevant content-based results:

1. Adjust Indexing Options to Prioritize Filenames #

This method lets you fine-tune whether Windows indexes file content for specific types:

• Open the Control Panel by pressing Win + R, typing control, and hitting Enter.
• Locate and open Indexing Options.
• Click the Advanced button at the bottom of the window.
• Switch to the File Types tab. Here you’ll see every registered file type on your system.
• By default, most types are set to Index properties and file content. To switch to filename-only indexing for a type, select it and choose Index properties only.
  • If you want to apply this to all file types at once, click Select All, check Index properties only, then click OK. You can always go back later and re-enable content indexing for specific types (like Office documents) if you need it.

2. Use Group Policy to Globally Disable Content Search (Pro/Enterprise Editions) #

If you’re running Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise, you can enforce filename-only searches system-wide with Group Policy:

• Press Win + R, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter to open the Local Group Policy Editor.
• Navigate to: User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Search
• Find the policy named Do not allow searching file content, double-click it, set it to Enabled, then click OK.
• This will completely disable content search across your system—all future searches will only look at filenames and basic file properties.

Bonus: Quick Workaround for Occasional Content Searches #

Even after setting filename-only as your default, you can still search file content when needed by using the content: keyword in your query (just like you use name: for filenames).

Why were you getting so many results before? Windows Search defaults to indexing and searching both filenames and file content, so it was pulling up every file where your keyword appeared anywhere in the content—even if the filename didn’t match. These changes will narrow your results down to just the 2-3 filename matches you expect.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Prof-Wiz