Managing the Index

Windows Search enables you to manage the Windows Search index with three main components: Search Manager, Catalog Manager, and Crawl Scope Manager.

This section is organized as follows:

• Interfaces for Managing the Index
• Using the Search Manager
• Using the Catalog Manager
• Using the Crawl Scope Manager

Additional Resources

• For community-supported question and discussion message boards on Search technologies, see MSDN Forum: Windows Desktop Search Development.
• To download the Search SDK Code Samples:
  • Windows Search Samples on Code Gallery
• To download the Windows SDK:
  • For Windows 10: Windows 10 SDK
  • For Windows 7: Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework
  • For Windows Vista: Windows SDK for Windows Vista and .NET Framework

Related topics

Windows Search Development Guide

Querying the Index Programmatically

Extending the Index

Extending Language Resources