In order to speed up the search process, the Search indexing service scans through the files and folders on the Windows system and records information about them in an index file. But it also consumes some resources of the system, so for the users with a slow computer it is beneficial to turn off search indexing. Go through the following simple steps to achieve it.
First of all click Start, type services.msc and press Enter.
The Services dialogue box will be displayed.
Now locate the Windows Search service in the list of services, right click it and choose Properties.
In the startup type drop down box, choose the Disabled option.
Click the Apply button, reboot your computer and thats it, Search Indexing has been disabled. Enjoy!
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Thanks i knew in windows xp that how we disable it (“My Computer” –>right click on your hard drive. At the bottom of the window that opens, you should see a check box titled “Allow Indexing Service to index the disk for fast file searching.” Uncheck it.) but i tried a lot in windows 7 and i never knew it. thank u brother.
Okay – this is actually very bad distructive advice. It is old and so I’m sure the OP has now learned it was a stupid suggestion based upon lack of knowledge (after all Win7 was fairly new at the time).
However – it still shows up in Google searches and so I’ll post this warning. Don’t do this!
You don’t have to turn things off using services anymore, Win7 gives you the control to do this through the application, however, turning off search is different than turning off indexing. They are separate under Win7. Instead, go to Control Panel – Programs & Features – Turn Off Windows Features to turn off EITHER indexing or search.
Please read this post if you really want to proceed:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/25343-windows-search-turn-off.html
This is neither destructive nor bad advice. Disabling the Windows Search service turns off the Search Indexing and NOTHING else – Windows Explorer Search will still be present. Turning off Windows Search from the “Turn off Windows Features” however, will completely remove Windows Explorer Search. The two are different things. It is neither stupid, nor based on lack of knowledge. If you think otherwise, I invite you to try it.
With Windows Search service running, and all Windows Search/Indexing turned on in “Windows Features”, go ahead and disable just the Windows Search Service. Reboot JUST to be sure. You will notice that all of the Indexing processes are no longer running, and Windows Explorer still has Search.
I’m afraid you’re working under a misunderstanding here RealityStrike.
What the OP is detailing is not meant to disable Windows Search, it is meant to disable Windows Search Indexing processes that run in the background regardless of whether or not you have Search Indexing turned off in Folder Options.
JUST to make sure you understand what I am talking about, here is a forum thread from the very SAME forum that you linked to, RealityStrike.
http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/78720-search-indexing.html
This details exactly what I am talking about, and what the original post is about.
Thanks, Novacain
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