I'd like to use Windows Search for searching through multiple PDFs in one go, but I see that in the Indexing Options' Advanced Options screen, PDF files don't have a registered IFilter:
What is an IFilter, and where can I get the appropriate one?
Windows Search – How to Search Inside PDFs with Windows Search
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Best Answer
IFilters allow Windows Search to search within file contents.
Here are three popular PDF IFilters†:
After installing one, you should be able to search within PDF files in the same way that you can for other types of files.
†:This article from 2009 has performance numbers, but they may not apply to current versions of the filters.