How to search for only folders in Windows 7 instead of folders AND files
From the Windows Search Advanced Query Syntax page, use the following search items:
To restrict by file type Use Example
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Folders folders kind:folders
Folder name foldername foldername:mydocs
In the Search box type:
type:="File Folder" name:[enter the folder name here with no brackets]
I understand that you are asking specifically for windows-search based answers, but here is an alternate method in case it is helpful.
Open up the windows command prompt and navigate to the directory from which you want to start searching and use the following command:
dir *SEARCH_TERM* /ad /s
Windows Search just makes me howl with rage for a few minutes before I give up and just do the same search from the command prompt instead.