Windows 11 File Explorer has wrong sorting order

Question

Have you already found the wrong order in the above image?
00d - 1a2 - 009 - 212
Note that it's already sorted by Name in Ascending order as can be seen clearly. I already refreshed to ensure it's sorted.
For clarity, there is no "O" character in the file name, hence round chars are all number 0s.

It seems clear that it is a bug. Could you fix it ASAP?
Sorting is a computer science 101. Actually, not even that level.

Answer 1

This explains the problem and a solution.

https://www.elevenforum.com/t/enable-or-disable-numerical-sorting-in-file-explorer-in-windows-11.9030/

Answer 2

Hello there,

Is the sorting worng only with this specific file formats or for all formats?

I tried creating some sample files and the sorting seems to be working fine for me. Make sure you have installed all the updates and try to create some sample plane names and test how it works. Also try restarting the indexing service and see if that helps.

Open task manager , Navigate to the Details tab and locate SearchUI.exe in the Name column.
Right-click on the SearchUI.exe process and select End task.

The below thread discusses the same issue and you can try out some troubleshooting steps from this and see if that helps you to sort the Issue.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/indexing-broken-in-windows-11-painfully-slow-at/6ab8417e-d014-4596-85c1-fbfd9b61035c

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Answer 3

Hello,

It seems to happen with any kind of format. For example, I just created the following 4 empty text files: 009.txt, 00d.txt, 1a2.txt, 212.txt.

After refresing the folder, it is still ordered as:
00d.txt
1a2.txt
009. txt
212. txt
It's same even if I restart the explorer.

I don't see why it should be related to search indexing as it has nothing to do with the indexing and but is the problem of File Explorer.
When you create the above 4 empty text files, how are they sorted on your machine?

I expect them to be sorted as:
009. txt, 00d.txt, 1a2.txt, 212.txt
which is the same output when I apply sorted() in Python, for example.

FYI, I've updated to the latest version and it shows as:
Edition: Windows 11 Education
Version: 22H2
OS build: 22621.819
Experience: Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22636.1000.0