Turn Off Windows Search’s Index
Posted By Brent Trahan On January 20, 2009 @ 3:10 pm In Guides, Productivity | 4 Comments
If you’re searching for something that might have not been indexed yet, you can bypass Windows Search’s Index to try and find what you’re looking for.
Note: Turning off Windows Search’s Index doesn’t disable Windows Search. It only bypasses using the index. Bypassing the index will slow down searching significantly.
If you’re trying to completely uninstall the Windows Search engine, see my guide on uninstalling the Windows search engine [1].
Turn Off Windows Search’s Index
- Open the Control Panel from the Start menu.
- Open Folder Options in the Control Panel.
[2]Note: If Folder Options isn’t available, change View by to Large icons at the top right of the Control Panel.
- Select the Search tab in the Folder Options window.
[3] - Check off Don’t use the index when searching the file system and then click OK.
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[1] uninstalling the Windows search engine: http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7/uninstall-windows-search/
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