If File Explorer's Sort by Date Modified is not working on your Windows 11 PC, reset File Explorer view, change folder optimization, etc.

Such filtering makes it easier to find the files modified on a specific date. Click the "Filtering" button in the main toolbar to activate filtering.

3] Powershell If you want to edit files without changing the modified date, then it’s possible with the help of the LastWriteTime command on Windows PowerShell or Windows Terminal.

Use Terminal to find recently modified files on your system.

Click the Date Modified column to sort them from newest to oldest. Click Save. Name the search query All My Files, and check the box to put it in the Sidebar.

Windows keeps track of all files visited on a computer and organizes them based on user. From documents to media files, you can check to see which files an employee has opened while at work.

How can I search the files by date in WIN7? It is useful, if you need to reverse a change or delete a possible virus.