Windows 10: Windows indexing service -- 100s of copies of process suspended

Am running Win10pro 64bit, using windows encrypted file system and standard indexing service.

Everything had been running normally, but for some reason Windows is now throwing the Search Filter Host process into suspend sate every few seconds...and the processes never come out (the Search Filter Host is automatically restarted, leaving the suspended ones in zombie state until a reboot. The frequency of suspension might be 10 seconds or 10 minutes, depending on system load. I've removed/rebuilt the index several times, I've checked the search crawl registry settings and TxR files, changed the index location...no real change. I've disabled lots of services and running programs, and while the frequency of suspension changes, it does not seem to stop. It doesn't seem to matter what kind of files are being indexed.

Nothing in the system event viewer--not even warning messages from the search engine. For whatever reason, there are no windows\system32\config\TxR files at all.

The suspended processes are "C:\windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 0 748 752 760 8192 756

If I try to restart them in ProcMon, they either do nothing or they become much smaller in memory footprint (from 550 kB to around 80), but they cannot be deleted from the system. After a while, if the system gets 3000 suspended processes, the OS gets driven to its knees (even though these processes are in "nothing" state).

The one process that seemed to make a BIG difference to the frequency of suspension was Nuance's WDS...it is designed to interact with the windows search engine, and it sure did that.

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Indexing is not working

Hi Doc,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

This issue may occur due to corrupt Windows search files or settings. I suggest you to follow the below method and check if it helps.

Method 1: I would suggest you to run search and indexing troubleshooter
and check. Please follow these steps:

• 
  Type troubleshooting in the search box on taskbar.
  
• 
  Click troubleshooting in the search results.
  
• 
  Click "View all" and then click "Search and Indexing".
  
• 
  Click "Next" and follow on-screen instructions.
  

Method 2: Check if Indexing and Windows Search services are enabled. If not, enable them, if they are already enabled, then disable Windows Search Service and then enable again and restart.

• 
  Press Windows key + R.
  
• 
  Type services in the run box, go to the Windows search services and restart them.
  

Hope it helps.

 

Windows 10 Windows Search / Indexing Stops Completing

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps

• Press Windows key + R.
• Type Services.msc In the search box.
• Select Windows Search
• Restart the services and set the service as Automatic

If the issue persist try performing Rebuilding Index again.

To rebuild the index follow the steps below:

• Open the Control Panel from the Start menu.
• Open Indexing Options in the Control Panel.
  
• Select the Advanced button in the Indexing Options window.
• Select Rebuild in the Troubleshooting section of the Advanced Options window.
• Select OK when it asks if you’re sure you want to re-build the search index.

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help

 

Indexing does not seem to be working after Windows 10 upgrade?

Hi,

Thank you for your interest in using Windows 10.

Let's diagnose the issue by referring to the following suggestion and check if that helps you.

First of all, I would suggest you to check if the
Windows Search Service is running in Automatic mode under the list of Windows services. You can follow the steps to check and start the
Windows Search again:

• 
  Press Windows+R keys to open Run. Type “servces.msc” without quotes and hit
  Enter.
  
• 
  From the list of services, locate the
  Windows Search Support Service
  and Windows Search Service.
  
• 
  Right click on the Windows
  Serach Service and then click on
  Properties.
  
• 
  Check if the service is running. If not, start the service and change the
  Startup type to Automatic.
  
• 
  Follow the same steps to start the
  Bluetooth service and change the startup type to Automatic.
  

You can also try the following suggestion.

Run the Search and Indexing troubleshooter. Follow the steps mentioned below.

• Press “Windows key + W”.
• Type “Troubleshooting” without quotes in the Search box and hit enter.
• Select “View all” option from the left panel.
• Select “Search and Indexing”.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to run the troubleshooter.

Hope this information helps you. Please do let us know if you need further assistance.