Windows 10: Remove the Windows Search app

Hi everyone! I'm facing some problems regarding the Windows Search App, sadly. It uses a lot of bandwidth and because of that, I have lag spikes when playing a game.I tried to stop & disable the service, but it didn't work, the app keeps running. Is there a way to completely remove it? I'm not worried about the possible consequences of such an action, just have some fun with my friends playing online matches!

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Quick Access not searching Pictures folder

Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

• I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.

• Then I tried to remove the Pictures folder with option one at Add or Remove Folders from This PC in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials. Even after rebooting, the Pictures folder remained.
• So I tried using option two. Same thing: reboot >> Pictures folder still there.

• Since there were no troubleshooting steps for this scenario, just for the heck of it, I ran through the restore steps. Copied some pictures into the Pictures folder, ran a Quick Access search and initial problem remains: Searching all of QA doesn't find any files in Pictures folder, running search on just the Pictures folder does. I want to run a global search and find matching files in any/all of the Documents, Music, Videos, and Pictures folders.

That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date. I hope it didn't create potential future problems in my registry.

Bottom line: I'm still looking for a fix.

 

removed apps

Hi Marianne,

One way on how to reinstall apps is by downloading it from Windows
Store. To isolate your query about reinstalling apps, we just have a few questions:

• Are you referring to the apps that have been downloaded from Windows Store? If so, what are the apps that have been removed from your device?
  
• How the apps got removed from your device?

Meanwhile, if you're trying to reinstall apps that have been downloaded from
Windows Store, we suggest that you follow these steps:

• Click Start, type Store, then press
  Enter.
• On the search bar, type in the name of the app you wish to reinstall, then press
  Enter.
• Click Free or Buy and wait for the program to install.

Please post back with the result for further assistance.

 

Lost default photo viewer after profile rebuild

Thanks Brink. I've tried those steps before i started searching Google. After the profile rebuild i don't have the Photo app listed to choose to make it default in either the system settings for default apps or the Open With option.

I can't even find it doing a search. Seems to have been removed somehow with the profile rebuild, which doesn't make sense.

Might be helpful to list what i've done I've done the open with check, the choose default program in the system menu, tried that in device manager default programs also. I've checked the programs and features Turn windows features on/off and it's not listed there (never thought it was but that was a suggestion), searched the MS Store, it's not listed there either.

I don't like playing in the registry unless i have defined steps and haven't found anything for this yet, just the Win7 version like in my OP.