Windows indexer rebuild index from scratch on every reboot

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Windows indexer rebuild index from scratch on every reboot

Costantino LCS.Dev 1

Hi everyone, as the title suggests I'm having this problem with windows indexer. After each restart the index is rebuilt from scratch. The event viewer shows this messages: "The Windows Search service is creating the new search index {Reason: MDM Policy Change}. " and

Crawl could not be completed on content source <ONEINDEX16://{S-1-12-1-1235111689-1259994698-221689274-43111255}/>.

Context: Windows Application, SystemIndex Catalog

Details:
0x%08x (0x80004005 - (HRESULT : 0x80004005))

This is my windows build: 22622.586

I have a Microsoft 365 business account as administrator logged in. I don't know if the problem is generated by wrong group policy in Endpoint manager. I haven't set anything' in that.

I hope someone can help me.

Reza-Ameri 17,336 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2022-09-02T16:10:49.55+00:00

Are you facing this problem with other policies too?
Have you tried updating your Windows?
Costantino LCS.Dev 1 Reputation point

2022-09-02T19:59:00.283+00:00

No currently I have no problem with other polices. Yes, Windows is always up to date (actually the build is: 22622.590). I previously reinstalled Windows keeping my apps and files because windows search was very slow and had the same problem but this didn't fix it. I tried many online guides but no one worked for me. The problem is always the same:

"The Windows Search service is creating the new search index {Reason: MDM Policy Change}. "

After reinstalling Windows, search indexer started work correctly but resets the index every time I reboot.
I noticed that if I disable "Respect power settings when indexing" the same thing happens but not always.

I remain available to provide further details.
Costantino LCS.Dev 1 Reputation point

2022-09-02T20:03:42.507+00:00

This is another warning: "The Windows Search Service is starting up and attempting to remove the old search index {Reason: MDM Policy Change}."

"Crawl could not be completed on content source <ONEINDEX16://{S-1-12-1-1235111689-1259994698-221689274-43111255}/>.
Context: Windows Application, SystemIndex Catalog
Details:
0x%08x (0x80004005 - (HRESULT : 0x80004005))"

Instead can this be related to OneDrive?

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Reza-Ameri 17,336 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2022-09-02T16:10:49.55+00:00

Are you facing this problem with other policies too?
Have you tried updating your Windows?
Costantino LCS.Dev 1 Reputation point

2022-09-02T19:59:00.283+00:00

No currently I have no problem with other polices. Yes, Windows is always up to date (actually the build is: 22622.590). I previously reinstalled Windows keeping my apps and files because windows search was very slow and had the same problem but this didn't fix it. I tried many online guides but no one worked for me. The problem is always the same:

"The Windows Search service is creating the new search index {Reason: MDM Policy Change}. "

After reinstalling Windows, search indexer started work correctly but resets the index every time I reboot.
I noticed that if I disable "Respect power settings when indexing" the same thing happens but not always.

I remain available to provide further details.
Costantino LCS.Dev 1 Reputation point

2022-09-02T20:03:42.507+00:00

This is another warning: "The Windows Search Service is starting up and attempting to remove the old search index {Reason: MDM Policy Change}."

"Crawl could not be completed on content source <ONEINDEX16://{S-1-12-1-1235111689-1259994698-221689274-43111255}/>.
Context: Windows Application, SystemIndex Catalog
Details:
0x%08x (0x80004005 - (HRESULT : 0x80004005))"

Instead can this be related to OneDrive?

Answer 1

Reza-Ameri 17,336 Volunteer Moderator

Try open command prompt as administrator and type the following commands:
sfc /scannow
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Answer 2

Hello there,

You can use tools like Process monitor to check if there are any group policies that might cause this issue. Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. You can get the tool from here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon

Use the Windows Search and Indexing troubleshooter to try to fix any problems that affect this process. To do this, follow these steps:

Select Start, then select Settings.
In Windows Settings, select Update & security > Troubleshoot . Under Find and fix other problems, select Search and Indexing.
Run the troubleshooter, and select any problems that apply. Windows will try to detect and solve them.

You can also use a command prompt to open the troubleshooter. To do this, press the Windows logo key +R, enter cmd in the Open box, and then select OK. At the command prompt, run the following command:

msdt.exe -ep WindowsHelp id SearchDiagnostic

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