Search for files and folders in the system folders.

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This setting enables you to search for files and folders in the system folders.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
This setting enables you to modify the search options used for files and folders. You are permitted to search the desired files and folders in the system folders. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, right-click and modify the dword value searchsystemdirs, in the right panel, to 1 which can search for system folders. However, if you want to disable the feature back, change the value data to 0. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.




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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Go to <b> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion Explorer\]</b> ,right-click on "SearchSystemDirs" and click on 'Modify'.
Finally, enter the value "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.


Registry Entries

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  • Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\]
  • Location: Current User
  • Value Name: SearchSystemDirs
  • Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
  • Enabled Value: 1
  • Disabled Value: 0


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