I just can't not believe how badly Microsoft screwed this operating system up.. 

The search function is useless.  Even after modifying the indexing options and giving it an hour to update it doesn't find files correctly. Rebooting did nothing.

I tried using the search function built into the file explorer too and that doesn't work either.   Even when I'm inside the directory with the files I want, it doesn't see them.

What is the point of adding this useless feature if it never works?

And all this after I was forced to reinstall Windows 8.1 Pro when it completely locked me out of my C: drive and no one in this "MICROSOFT" forum could help.  

I'm about one more problem away from re-installing window's XP or changing over to another operating system all together.  Macs don't have these problems..   maybe Linux or some other option.