Quick Answer: What Happens If I Disable Windows Search Windows 10?
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When you disable indexing by turning off the Windows search service, you will still be able to search, but it will take longer without an index. STEP 1: To turn off the index, hit the Start Menu icon and type Services, and then click the result.

Disable Windows Search Altogether if You Don’t Use It

This will stop the indexing of all files. You’ll still have access to search, of course. It will just take longer since it has to search through your files every time.

Disabling Windows Search in Windows 8 and Windows 10

To temporarily stop the service, right-click and select Stop —next time you start up your computer, it will start running once again. This is great if the indexing process is affecting work you’re doing now, but doesn’t generally cause any trouble otherwise.

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