If you notice that Windows search does not return any PDFs as hits, even though you are sure that your search term appears in ...

Q: I was told that if I turn off search indexing in Windows 10, my computer would run faster. Is this true and what do I give up if I turn it off? A: Windows 10 search indexing is designed to make ...

Q: I was told that if I turn off search indexing in Windows 10, my computer would run faster. Is this true, and what do I give up if I turn it off? A: Windows 10 search indexing is designed to make ...

So I thought I should wind down my discussion of Windows Search with a few comments on the Indexing Options control panel. Once you get a system well tuned with the settings hosted by this cpanel, you ...

Search Indexing is an integral part of the Windows 11/10 OS, which ensures that it can be shown to them when a user tries to find a file or folder. Without indexing, the Windows search will be a lot ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Windows 11 is testing a new underlying improvement for File Explorer that could potentially reduce RAM usage when you're ...

This is probably the worst mistake most users make before blaming Windows search for being useless. One of the major reasons ...

In this article, we will demonstrate how you can hide files and folders from your Search Results in Windows 11 or Windows 10. There is a built-in feature to sync in and index files on the PC and ...

Let’s face it: Searching your PC for files within Windows has always been mildly confusing, especially with several options for searching right within Windows 10 and 11. But if you’re convinced that a ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Microsoft is investigating an issue causing Outlook search not to display recent emails in desktop apps running on Windows 11 systems. The problem affects POP, IMAP, and offline Exchange accounts ...