When working directly monitor, keyboard and mouse attached I notice Windows search indexing is running from the task bar. So far it seems I cannot access this service from the WHS console.
Does WHS need it to be running? Should I turn it off. It's used to create indexes that are used for doing searches through the Remote Access website.
If you don't care about searching from there, it should be safe to disable it. I've been running without the search indexing running for weeks now. No problems whatsoever.
Is this on a clean install After giving it the benefit of the doubt for the first month, I have now uninstalled it. My logs were filling up with WDS errors trying to update indexes of files I had deleted. Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support. Feedback will be sent to Microsoft: By pressing the submit button, your feedback will be used to improve Microsoft products and services. Privacy policy.
If Windows Search is unresponsive or the search results don't appear as expected, try any of the following solutions in this article. If you're running Windows 10 May Update version or later versions and Windows can detect a problem, we'll run the Search troubleshooter automatically. This troubleshooter will reset Windows Search back to the default experience. Follow the steps below if your issue is still not resolved.
Windows 10 lets you choose when and how to get the latest updates to keep your device running smoothly and securely. Install any available updates, and then restart your computer if the updates require it. For more information, see Update Windows Your PC automatically indexes content to deliver faster search results. Learn more about Search indexing in Windows Use the Windows Search and Indexing troubleshooter to try to fix any problems that may arise.
To use the troubleshooter, follow these steps:. You can also use a command prompt to open the troubleshooter. At the command prompt, run the following command:.
If this solution doesn't fix your problem, try restarting your device. Restarting will also install any pending updates. As a Windows component, you can only disable Search Index as we described in the previous section.
If you disable it, the only impact that it has is to take up a small amount of disk space. There are a few situations where Search Indexer can be disabled for good reasons. For example, if you have a home media server running something like Plex and no one uses it as a day-to-day computer, you might as well disable Search Indexer, because it serves no purpose on that computer.
The same would go for low-spec Windows devices that are being used in embedded systems or any situations where you absolutely know that no one is going to be doing searches. Sydney Butler is a social scientist and technology fanatic who tries to understand how people and technology coexist.
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