How to search files by extension on Windows 8 or Windows 10

How to search files by extension on Windows 8 or Windows 10

Steps to search files in windows 8 or 8.1 or 10

  • Open Windows File Explorer.
  • On the top right of Windows File Explorer, type *.extension in the search box.
  • Example 1: If you want to search all text files
    THEN
    Type: *.txt
  • Example 2: If you want to search Text files, XLS files, PDF files and Word/Doc files
    THEN
    Type: *.txt OR *.xls OR *.pdf OR *.doc 

Reference Images:

Search files by extension *.txt on Windows

Search files on Windows by multiple extension *.txt OR *.xls OR *.pdf OR *.doc

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