Windows 10: Is there a way to restore or reset the indexing advance settings filetypes to the original...

I was trying to optimize my indexing, and had some misconceptions about the operations on Indexing Options -> Advanced Options -> File types, and would like to return the settings on the file-types tab to the original or default states.I'm not clear what checking/unchecking the file type does. Are all the items checked by default?Also, some of the "index properties only" vs "index properties and file contents" were changed and I'd like to set these back to the original state.I began fiddling when having trouble with contents of files like .rtf and .txt not showing up when I attempted to

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windows 10 indexing window empty, advanced button not working

Hi Andre,

thanks for the reply but none of the suggested actions is applicable

• troubleshoot wizard says no issues
• search UI process had been already terminated, pc rebooted, no solution
• rebuilding the search index needs the 'advanced' button to work, but this is exactly part of the problem, as described in my original post

 

Indexing off and cannot get it back on

Hi,

Thank you for posting your response.

We appreciate the time and effort that you have invested in to fix the issue. I would suggest that you return the settings back to
Local System Account from This Account under
Log on tab and perform the steps below.

• Rebuild the Windows Search Index and check. Refer to these steps. This can be used if you are able to go through the
  Indexing Options in Control Panel.
• On the search bar type Indexing Options and click on it.
• Click the Advanced button at the bottom of the
  Indexing Options window. This displays a new window titled Advanced Options.
• Click the Index Settings tab if it isn’t selected already.
• Click the Rebuild button to delete and rebuild the file index.
• Click OK to confirm.

Hope this 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