How to actually search all files in Visual Studio
So the answer seems to be to NOT use the Solution Explorer search box.
Rather, open any file in the solution, then use the control-f search pop-up to search all files by:
- selecting "Find All" from the "--> Find Next / <-- Find Previous" selector
- selecting "Current Project" or "Entire Solution" from the selector that normally says just "Current Document".
I think you are talking about ctrl + shift + F, by default it should be on "look in: entire solution" and there you go.