During the past month, I have been having issues with Windows Search. When I click the "ball" and search programs and files, nothing comes up. I access Control Panel and Indexing Options, and no file or e-mail options appear. When I select the troubleshooting option, it reads, "Indexing is not running.
Suddenly, "The Program Searchindexer. I am asked if I want to search other help options. When I exit this screen and go back to the Search Index dialog box which had previously shown no search options it is filled up with the search options, such as the drives and folders I selected when everything was working properly. This has happened three times within the past month. I have done nothing new with my computer, except to install the Grammarly app, which pops up in Google Chrome.
I have checked for viruses with Norton, but they only found cookies and a few other items, which they were able to fix. Press Y, and then press Enter to accept the change and revert to your previous policy setting.
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In this case, submit your feedback in the Cortana and Search category. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode. Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? Note The Windows Search process will automatically restart the next time that you search.
Now click OK. You might want the rebuild to run when you are not using the computer, as it could slow down your PC a bit while the process is taking place. Windows desktop search in Windows 7 has a general idea of which locations and folders need to be indexed. It will go through your Start Menu, the User Folder, and any of your offline files. If you moved something around or have some things stored in another location on your drive, then you will want to add folders to your index so that the desktop search will go looking within those folders as well.
There are two easy ways to do this, adding a folder to a library or adding one directly to the index. When you add a folder to one of your libraries, it will instantly make it part of the index because Windows Explorer automatically indexes all of your libraries. So you can either create a new library or you can go into an existing library by right clicking, go to Properties and add a folder.
This folder will then automatically become indexed. The other way would be to go to your Indexing Options look for it in your Start Menu select Modify and then you can add a new folder to the index as well. The minor changes and tips will have your Windows 7 desktop search working a lot better.
If you continue to run into issues, then you may want to consider an alternative for Windows desktop search. Date: Its only programs with white icon. Thank you so much. Your instructions were easy to follow and helped me fix the Search problem as it had spontaneously had stopped working. Best Bluetooth Trackers. Best eReaders. Best VPN.
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