Search Index
To turn search index on or off, do the following
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Click Start (Link will open in a separate window)
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Click Search (Link will open in a separate window)
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Click Change preferences
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Click on With indexing Service (for faster local searches)
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To turn on Indexing service put the dot in Yes, enable Indexing Service.
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To turn off Indexing service put the dot in No, do not enable Indexing Service.
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Click OK
You can also disable or enable Indexing service by doing the following
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Access Run or Search Window (Link will open in a separate window)
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Type Services.msc
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Click OK
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Double-click on Indexing Service
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Set Startup type to Disabled
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Click OK
If you want to temporarily disable Indexing Service, do the following
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Press CTRL-ALT-Delete (Link will open in a separate window)
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This will bring up Windows Task Manager
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Click the Processes tab
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Highlight Cidaemon.exe
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Click on End Process
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Click on End Process
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Close Task Manager
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It will come back when you restart your computer