How do I do a Windows file search by file contents with an asterisk (wildcard) in the first character?

[eddie_matos]

Hello,I am struggling to use wildcards for searching for files in Windows by content, in the specific case where the wildcard replaces the first character. So, for example, if I am searching for files with the word foobar in them then:Searching for foobar will find them.Searching for foob*r will find them.Searching for fooba* will find them.Searching for *foobar will find them.Searching for *oobar with not find them.Wrapping the word is quotation marks, or using the prefix content: does not appear to change this behaviour.Can anyone explain to me why this is? How would I then search for all do

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