Windows 10: Microsoft Windows Search Protocol has stopped working

I keep getting the prompt that Microsoft Windows Search Protocol has stopped working, here are the details from the promptroblem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: SearchProtocolHost.exe Application Version: 7.0.9600.19913 Application Timestamp: 5fd02ab3 Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll Fault Module Version: 6.3.9600.20144 Fault Module Timestamp: 615be9b3 Exception Code: c000012f Exception Offset: 000000000

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Windows Security - Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host

Hi Marc,

To further isolate the issue, please provide the following information:

• Were there any changes made on your computer before this issue came up?
  
• Are there any error messages or error codes that appeared after entering your email and password?

Furthermore, we suggest that you follow the
steps provided by Kate Li.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
3. Select add someone else on this PC.
4. Enter a user name and hit next.
5. Click on Finish.
6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.

 

Microsoft Windows Search Protocol Host

Hi Alan,

The possible root cause for that dialogue box is that, the Search Indexer is trying to index everything that your Outlook client has access to, which would include all those accounts that you have accessed.
If that's the case, then you get yet another reason to do a profile cleanup, especially if you aren't going to access those accounts anymore. It's just wasting resources on your machine.

To stop this, you have to remove the account from the mail accounts in Control Panel:

• Go to Control Panel then User Accounts.
• Choose Mail (Microsoft Outlook)
• Click Show Profiles and remove all the profiles that you don't need.

For added reference you can also check this
link coming from out TechNet site.

Give us an update on what happens.