Search partial filenames in windows explorer

I'm attempting to search part of a filename in windows explorer, but unless the part of the name I search for is at the very beginning or is separated by spaces or underscores, it fails to match. For example, a file named HelloWorld.java will match a search of hello, but not world. *world fails as well.

Is there a native solution to this?


Using this keyword and searching for "world": name:~=world will do the trick.

For more advanced search tips:

  • A guide to using Windows Search
  • Advanced Query Syntax

*world*, the extension is part of what it runs the match against.

With name: you can use ~~world.


Try a simple wildcard search * So your search would be *world

Wildcard search should pull up any partial matches however won't highlight the result in the file name. A lot simpler than typing out the other searches...