Windows Search

When I open File Explorer>(folder I want to search in), how do I search for the & symbol?
When I do, every folder & file in the selected folder shows up.

Search for expression:
*&*

garlin said:

Search for expression:
*&*

Unfortunately, that didn't work for me; but thank you for pointing me in the right direction.
Using filename:~"*&*" did work for me.

The strange thing is that, usually when I do a search, the searched term gets highlighted in the results. But using filename:~"*&*" doesn't highlight anything in its results.

"*&*" worked for me. /shrug

@CJW and @garlin

*&* works if the location is indexed. If it is not indexed, then you have to use filename:*&*

LesFerch said:

*&* works if the location is indexed. If it is not indexed, then you have to use filename:*&*

Thank you for the information, I'll keep this in mind.