Windows 10: Windows 10 file search indexing system is by far the worst feature and despite of numerous...

Windows 10 file search is a big failure. The indexing of the files, keywords, search inputs and results is such a horrible concept, but only because microsoft has not done it right.

I have searched everything and read every thread on this topic and tried every suggestion that has been said out there or suggested by the elite team members of microsoft and its communities, but nothing has helped me so far.


When searching in a specific folder, where there are only a few user data files (say from 50 to 200) in various sub-folders, and for which I know that the file I am looking for is in the top 20 folders and cannot date back a few weeks, the search result which are shown on the top are from 18 months back and that too which are not so relevant. However, the file which I am looking for should come up on top and should take under 3 seconds for the advanced windows 10 to bring up. But it has proved time over again that it is failure as an OS. Next one Mac for sure. Guaranteed. And I will look for this thread and will let you know with a proof (like a receipt or bill or warranty card etc.).

Now, the issue does not stop there. The searching of the same folder where there are very few files, the search actually never completes. The top search progress bar keeps on showing the search progress as stuck at the last 2 or 3% but never completes it. I searched for something in a folder which has precisely 3,088 Files, 641 Folders and I searched for a keyword "tennis" and in the 2nd folder from the top (sorted by date modified), there are at least 5 files (the latest of which was modified two days back as on 23/09/2019 at 17:18) which contains the word tennis and there are probably 1000 files which contain the word "tennis" and are all modified or created from January 2019 up until now but so far (it's been 28 minuted by watch), all I have is 13 results out which top 4 are of outlook (which I don't need) and that too from January 2018 and then the results descending down to october 2013. But the latest files which I am looking for, which should be right on the top are nowhere to be found.


Do you, microsoft, have any idea what kind of annoyance this is? Do you have any idea how much time it is throwing down the shredder without any option of recovery? I have wasted so much time doing everything to make the indexing right but in vain! Then I have spent another bunch of time locating the files manually, another huge waste of time! Then I have spent so much time trying to convey my message to you by typing such a long text that I wouldn't even write anyway at all to anyone. And the end result is, its still stuck at 3% to completion without any results to display anyway.

Why dont you fix these problem which people are crying about day in-day out? You are busy promoting garbage like bing but you won't take this seriously ? I wanna slam the hard copy of microsoft on the head of bill gates who cannot even get his strategy right! To hell with his fund raisers for a cause. Cause my ****.







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Search - Indexing not running

Hello,

One of the possible reasons why you're having issues when using search is because of a corrupted user profile. For us to assist you, we suggest that you create another account with administrator privileges and try to use the search feature again. Here's an
article that you can visit to see how to do it:
Create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10.

If the issue persists, we suggest that you perform the steps listed below to correct the settings of your Indexed folder:

• Press the Start button.
• Type %LocalAppData%.
• Select Packages.
• Click on windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy.
• Choose LocalState.
• Right-click the Indexed folder.
• Click Properties.
• Click Advanced.
• Click the checkbox beside Allow files in this folder to have contents indexed in addition to file properties so that a check mark appears.
• Click OK.
• Click Apply.
• Click OK. A window with a progress bar will pop up as the folder is indexed.
• Click OK when the indexing progress is finished.

After doing the steps provided, kindly try to use the search feature again.

Kindly update us with the results and if you need further assistance, feel free to post back.

 

Windows 10 search index not running

Hello,



Thank you for posting you query in Microsoft Community. Your interest on Windows 10 is appreciated.

I can understand the inconvenience that you are facing with the issue. We are glad to help you.



I would suggest you to try the following methods:

Method 1: Search and Indexing Troubleshooter

Run the Search and Indexing Troubleshooter to diagnose the exact issue.

Follow the steps mentioned below.

• a. Type “Troubleshooting” without quotes in the Search box and hit enter.
• b. Select “View all” option from the left panel.
• c. Select “Search and Indexing”.
• d. Follow the on-screen instructions to run the troubleshooter.

Method 2:

I suggest you to perform system file checker. Follow the steps below which will help you:

• Press Windows key + X, click Command Prompt (Admin).
• In the Command Prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
  
  sfc /scannow

The sfc /scannow command will scan all protected system files, and replace corrupted files with a cached copy that is located in a compressed folder at %WinDir%\System32\dllcache.

You can follow the steps in the following article:

System file check (SFC) Scan and Repair System Files & DISM to fix things SFC cannot



Hope this resolves your issue. Feel free to get back to us for further queries. We will be happy to assist you.



Thank you.

 

Windows 10 indexing / search

Hi Erik,

System conflict is one of the possible reasons why the index built will not function properly. We suggest running the Search and Indexing troubleshooter by following these steps to resolve your issue:

• Open Control Panel.
• In the search box, type troubleshooting.
• Click on Troubleshooting.
• Click on View all.
• Select Search and Indexing and select the proper scenario that you are experiencing on indexing and click
  Next for the troubleshooting to begin.

Update us with the outcome so we can provide you further assistance.