Fix very slow search in Windows 10

Fix very slow search in Windows 10 -

A number of readers Winaero faced a problem in Windows 10 that after some building upgrades, research becomes slower and consumes a significant amount of processing power. It happens every time the user searches for a file or document using the / search text box Cortana user interface in the taskbar. Here's a solution we found for a fast, responsive search again.

As you might be knowing, the Windows Search results are instantaneous because they are powered by Windows Search indexer. He's new in Windows 10, but Windows 10 uses the same search indexer powered like its predecessors but uses a different algorithm, and another database. It runs as a service that indexes file names, content and properties of elements and file system stored in a special database. There is a list of designated locations indexed in Windows, as well as libraries which are always indexed. So instead of performing a real-time search through files on the file system, the research makes a request to the internal database, allowing to show results immediately.

When you search for a folder or a file that is not in an indexed location, the search is slower by several orders of magnitude. This is exactly what happened in this case after upgrading to Windows 10 build. Some places that should be indexed were missing from the search index.

If this slow Windows 10 research problem affects you, follow these simple steps below to resolve this easily.

1. Open the Control Panel
2. go to

    Control Panel  Personalization and Appearance 

   

3. you will find a Explorer icon named option file :.
4. Open the file Explorer options, go to the View tab and enable the display of hidden objects as shown in the screenshot below. Refer to this article to understand how to show hidden objects.
5. Now open Indexing Options by typing Indexing Options in the search box in the Control Panel, and then click Indexing Options object parameters.
6. Open Indexing Options applet. The Start menu folder must be in the list of indexed locations.If you encounter the problem of slow search results, then in such a case, the Start Menu folder can not be indexed in the list should add locations.You this rear area.
7. Click the "Edit" button
8. Add the following folder :.

    C:  ProgramData  Microsoft  Windows  Start Menu 

   Just locate it in the folder tree and check the appropriate box:

9. Repeat step 6 the following location:

    C:  Users you  username  Menu AppData  Roaming  Microsoft  Windows  Start  

   

There. Give Windows a few minutes to index those locations. Then your search in Windows 10 will fast again

I recommend you read the following articles to make your faster and more useful search:

• search faster applications the Start menu in Windows 10
• How do I search in Windows 10 Start menu with the disabled search box
• How to disable the Web search bar of Windows 10 task
• How to get the Start menu fastest in the world with Windows 10 Classic Shell
• How search network shares or mapped drives in Windows 10

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