Windows 11 File Explorer in Win11 searches is not finding contents of .doc and .docx files (unless searchword is in the filename)

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MiloInSanDiegoCA

Hello! I recently bought a new Win11 HP tower (Version 21H2, Build 22000.527) and have spent over a month getting all the software, including Microsoft 365, onto it. Before loading half a terabyte of documents onto it, I decided to test searching on it first and I'm glad I did.…I created files of types .doc, .docx, .pptx, .pdf, and .txt with a few words in them.When I search the folder they're in, I find all but the .doc and docx unless the word that I'm searching for is also in the filename; then it finds it.…I've tried repeatedly and get the same result; no .doc or docx contents ever make t

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