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Microsoft Windows Search Indexer and Antimalware service executable have 55% CPU utilization which has increased the fan noise and reduced the battery life of my laptop. My laptop fan speed is high even on light workloads because of this. I didn't face this problem on Windows 11 22H1. I started facing this problem yesterday when I was automatically upgraded to Windows 11 22H2. I don't want to turn off search indexing because I find it useful, but I want to fix the excessive CPU usage by the aforementioned processes.
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I have finally managed to solve the issue. Turns out the search indexer didn't stop even though all the items had been indexed. Manually stopping the indexing and re-enabling it fixed the problem. It shows that indexing is complete now and the indexer isn't running in the background anymore. Thank you for your help!
Hi Archal. I'm Greg, here to help you with this.
Here are fixes for high CPU usage by Windows Search Indexer and Anti Malware Service executable in Windows 11 22h2:
https://www.getdroidtips.com/windows-search-hig...
https://windowsreport.com/fix-search-indexer-hi...
(Avoid ad links which intrude into editorial copy, especially DO NOT INSTALL Restoro, PC Repair Tool and Reimage ads)
https://www.nextleveltech.com/blog-post/how-to-...
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF8mxpCOF0I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThsOmjDdq1s
Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the detailed results you post back, I will have other suggestions if necessary.
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Hi again -
Let's go over Windows 11 Search to try to find and fix the problem:
https://windows101tricks.com/windows-10-search-...
https://www.digitbin.com/fix-windows-11-high-cp...
https://nerdschalk.com/how-to-fix-windows-searc...
https://fosspc.com/microsoft-windows-11-search-...
https://www.getdroidtips.com/windows-search-hig...
https://www.thecpuguide.com/windows-11/windows-...
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...
Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the detailed results you post back, I will have other suggestions if necessary.
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Standard Disclaimer: There are links to non-Microsoft websites. The pages appear to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the sites that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the sites before you decide to download and install it.
I managed to fix the antimalware services executable problem, but I couldn't fix the search indexer problem. I have tried the indexing troubleshooter and I have used the delete and rebuild index option. It has a CPU utilization of over 35%.
