Add Encrypted Files to Search Index! Index Encrypted files on Windows 11/10 using Indexing Options, Registry Editor or Group Policy Editor.

If you’d like Windows’ search to examine the contents of files, as well as the names, here’s how to do that. To turn on the file contents indexing, follow these steps: ...

To protect your privacy, you may disable Explorer Search History. Turn off the display of recent searches using Group Policy or Registry Editor on Windows 11/10.