SearchIndexer.exe (Microsofts Windows Search Indexer) in Windows 7 is the powerful windows search, but sometimes it uses a amount of CPU Usage and may utilizes near 100% CPU usage. Looking at the Resource Monitor the process 'Searchindexer.exe' is getting High CPU. So you need to disable or Delete SearchIndexer.exe to stop Windows Enhanced Search.
How to disable searchindexer.exe in windows 7.
* Click Start Button --> Control Panel --> Programs and Features --> Turn Windows Features on or off.
* Clear the Indexing Service's chek box on the "Windows Features" window and click ok.
Now you turn off Windows Search's Index service and Windows 7 still has its simple search functionality.
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This is incorrect. SearchIndexer.exe still runs regularly with 'Indexing Service' unchecked.
ReplyDeletei shut mine off with task manager and it boots right back up
ReplyDeleteYes, this does not work!
ReplyDeleteControl Panel/Administrative Tools/Services
ReplyDeleteDouble Click: Windows Search
Set Startup type to: Disabled
If Service is already started, select Stop.
Select Apply/OK
Done!
Thanks shanny, this seems to work but you left out a folder:
ReplyDeleteControl Panel\System and Security\Administrative Tools\Services
Thank you shanny_bug!
ReplyDelete