Disable Search Indexing Windows 7

Windows Search takes up valuble resources to save a few seconds when searching for a file. As many users rarely or never use Windows Search to find files, Disabling this can recover performance.

Instructions

  • Open the Start Menu
  • Type Services.msc into the search box and open the program
  • Locate the service called Windows Search
Windows Search
  • Double click on it and change the startup type to Disabled
  • Stop the service and click ok
Windows Search

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