User Productivity Tools
Search
The Search Index
- The indexing service is a major improvement over the indexing service included with Windows XP. It is automatically enabled. The index is updated each time a file is changed.
- By default, only the most common file locations are indexed, including:
- Internet Explorer History
- Offline files
- The Start menu
- The Users folder (except the Default subfolder)
- You can also define which file types are indexed and how those files are indexed. Word documents can have their content indexed so that you can search for documents based on content.
- Some of the additional index settings include:
- File Settings: You can select whether encrypted files are indexed. You can also select whether words with different accents are treated as the same.
- Troubleshooting: You can rebuild the index if you believe it has become corrupted. You can also restore the default index settings.
- Index location: You can move the index from the default location of C:\ProgramData\Microsoft to another location.