Windows Search indexing

Question

Ok, so I'm sure there are hundreds of Search Indexing questions, but is there any proven solution that works? I have tried rebuilding, manually restarting the service. disabling and deleting the file and enabling the service. Forcing in group policy to NOT pause the service so it is always indexing, DISM, SFC scans... Nothing works. I am down to just trying to get it to index OUTLOOK only, 160,000 items, and at this rate it will take about 5.8 years to finish.

Aside from what I have tried is there anything else short of reinstalling windows? I mean there must be a manual script somewhere that will shutdown all services and exe's. Delete all applications, services and directories for search indexing, and re-installs working files and reinitializes a rebuild, right?

Answer 1

Slight correction on my math as of today it looks like search will finish indexing OUTLOOK in 146 years, only a slight increase of 5.8.

Answer 2

Deleted C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe and C:\Windows\system32\MSSRCH.DLL, ran SFC /scannow to get them replaced and same result, about 1 item indexed every 7-10 hours. System spec below. Search indexer takes about 8-10% CPU constantly, won't increase past that.

Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX with Radeon Graphics 3080 3.30 GHz
Installed RAM: 48.0 GB (47.4 GB usable)

Edition: Windows 11 Pro
Version: 21H2
Installed on: ‎8/‎30/‎2021
OS build: 22000.708
Experience: Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22000.708.0

Answer 3

Open administrative command prompt and copy and paste:

msdt.exe -id SearchDiagnostic
net user test /add

Click: view detailed information > post images or share links

Reboot > logon on with the new user named test > test search and indexing > report findings

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Answer 4

Hello

Thank you for your question and reaching out. I can understand you are having issues related to Outlook Indexing slow.

Possible Causes: Outlook client was recently reset, Outlook client upgraded, or computer upgraded.

1. Your computer will need time to perform a full-text index of your email. If you have quite a bit of email, it may take 24 hours before indexing is complete. In Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013, follow these steps to verify that indexing is complete:

In Outlook, click in the Search box.
Click the Search tab, click Search Tools, and then click Indexing Status.
When the Indexing Status dialog appears, you should see the following:
Outlook has finished indexing all of your items.
0 items remaining to be indexed.

2. The full text index is corrupt and must be rebuilt. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/fix-search-issues-by-rebuilding-your-instant-search-catalog-213a2728-0ef4-427a-9bb2-aed329a59b17
3. Please try to create new Outlook profile.

Reference :
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/troubleshooting-outlook-search-issues-2556b11f-f4d8-46be-b0a7-de33a3f4f066?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us

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Answer 5

Did this and tested the Test user for the full day and only managed 6 results from that account 28-34. Below is the copy and paste from the search diagnostic.

Search and Indexing
Potential issues that were checked
Incorrect permissions on Windows Search directories Issue not present
Search Filter Host process failed Issue not present
Windows Search service shut down unexpectedly Issue not present
Windows Search service shut down unexpectedly Issue not present
Windows Search service not running Issue not present
Windows Search service failed Issue not present
Search Protocol Host process failed Issue not present
Windows Search is not working Issue not present

Potential issues that were checked
Incorrect permissions on Windows Search directories Issue not present
When permissions on the Windows Search data directories are set incorrectly, the search service might not be able to access or update the computer's search index. This can result in slow searches or incomplete search results.

Search Filter Host process failed Issue not present
Problems with the Search Filter Host might indicate errors in the Windows Search service, which can cause searches to fail or return incomplete search results.

Windows Search service shut down unexpectedly Issue not present
When the Windows Search service is forcibly shut down while performing maintenance, searches might fail or return incomplete search results.

Windows Search service shut down unexpectedly Issue not present
When the Windows Search service is forcibly shut down, searches might fail or return incomplete search results.

Windows Search service not running Issue not present
When the Windows Search service is not running, searches might be slower, and you might not be able to find all items.

Windows Search service failed Issue not present
Problems with the Windows Search service can cause searches to fail or return incomplete search results.

Search Protocol Host process failed Issue not present
Problems with the Search Protocol Host might indicate errors in the Windows Search service, which can cause searches to fail or return incomplete search results.

Windows Search is not working Issue not present

You can't enter a search or you get incomplete search results.

Detection details
Directory
Windows Search data directory
Directory: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\ User-reported problems
Problem Type: ResourceUsageProblem
UnknownProblem User-defined problem
Indexing a single item takes 10-16 hours.
Collection information
Computer Name: BOOGIE-ZSE
Windows Version: 10.0 Architecture: x64
Time: Sunday, June 12, 2022 12:56:20 PM
Publisher details
Search and Indexing
Find and fix problems with Windows Search
Package Version: 1.0
Publisher: Microsoft Windows
Search and Indexing
Find and fix problems with Windows Search
Package Version: 1.0
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation