Windows 11 Search Will Automatically Index the Folders You Use MostWindows 11 Search is getting a new automatic indexing feature that learns which folders matter to users and makes their files easier to find. Windows can then add those folders to its search index automatically. Windows Search can miss files outside common foldersWindows Search generally finds files only when their locations belong to the search index. Users can manually add folders to the index, but this requires knowing which locations Windows Search currently excludes. Microsoft continues improving Windows 11 SearchAutomatic folder selection forms part of a wider effort to improve search throughout Windows 11.