If you want to enable indexing on a Windows file server, you will need to start by installing the Windows Search Service. To do so, open Server Manager and then choose the Add Roles and Features ...

When you're running a small business, your hardware must be running as efficiently as possible. Turning off indexing for USB drives makes sense if you want to slow down a computer's search ...

In my last How-To I referred to changing your indexing options as a way to improve battery life. That got me to feeling like I really did not completely understand the Vista indexing service enough.

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

So I thought I should wind down my discussion of Windows Search with a few comments on the Indexing Options control panel. Once you get a system well tuned with the settings hosted by this cpanel, you ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Search Indexing is an integral part of the Windows 11/10 OS, which ensures that it can be shown to them when a user tries to find a file or folder. Without indexing, the Windows search will be a lot ...

You may experience occasional glitches with your Outlook search option, a common error being the search indexing is not working on Outlook. In this post, we will be ...