This product has undergone a number of name changes over the years, as is par for the course at Microsoft. Early versions of this were known as “MSN Desktop Search” and, somewhat later, “Windows ...

It's no secret that Windows runs a bunch of background services to power various features. However, one of these background services is killing your battery, without benefiting you nearly as much in ...

The search function in Windows 11 is incredibly useful for finding almost anything on your PC, whether it's your apps, settings, or locally stored files. Additionally, it allows you to search the web ...

Windows indexing is a crucial feature that enhances search functionality, but it can sometimes get stuck or paused, causing frustration. Here are five effective methods to resolve the "Indexing is ...

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 ...

If you’ve bought a laptop in the last couple of years, you’ve probably heard some marketing guff about the super-cool NPU inside of it. What you haven’t heard much of is what that NPU can actually do, ...

Various factors can lead to high or excessive usage of system resources for the SearchFilterHost.exe file, as detailed below: The SearchFilterHost.exe file is generally stored in the ...

This is a new problem:<BR><BR>So since Vista wont shutdown in this computer I have installed on (Dell XPS), I had always put it to sleep and just wake it up when I need to use it. Shutting it down ...

If Search Indexing is not running on your Windows 11/10 PC, read this post to learn how to fix the issue. Indexing is a process that maintains an index of file properties and metadata to speed up ...

I have a network of 11 PCs running Windows 7 Pro, connected to a domain running on Small Business Server 2008. All PC's have a mapped network drive that points to a share on the server. This share ...