Learn how it works. What is indexing? Indexing is the process of looking at files, email messages, and other content on your PC and cataloging their information, such as the words and metadata in them. When you search your PC after indexing, it looks at an index of terms to find results faster.

Searchindexer.exe consumes lots of memory in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 - Microsoft Support.

Learn how it works. What is indexing? Indexing is the process of looking at files, email messages, and other content on your PC and cataloging their information, such as the words and metadata in them. When you search your PC after indexing, it looks at an index of terms to find results faster.

Addresses an issue that affects searchindexer.exe and prevents Microsoft Outlook’s offline search from returning recent emails. Addresses an issue that increases the startup time for Windows. This issue occurs because a UI thread in a networking API stops responding when a 5G wireless wide area network (WWAN) device is slow to wake up.

This update addresses an issue that affects searchindexer.exe. It stops working after you sign out. This issue occurs after you upgrade your machine to Windows 11 Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and sign in to that machine.

This update addresses an issue that affects searchindexer.exe. It randomly stops you from signing in or signing out. This update addresses an issue that affects local Kerberos authentication.

This update addresses an issue that affects searchindexer.exe. It randomly stops you from signing in or signing out. This update addresses a resource conflict issue between two or more threads (known as a deadlock).

Addresses an issue that causes searchindexer. exe to stop responding during a dismount operation in the Remote Desktop setup environment. Addresses an issue that redirects the PowerShell command output so that transcript logs do not contain any content. Transcript logs might contain decrypted passwords if you turn PowerShell logging on.

Addresses an issue in searchindexer.exe that affects the search for shapes in Microsoft Visio. Prevents users from bypassing forced enrollment by disconnecting from the internet when they sign in to Azure Active Directory (AAD).

The search result in File Explorer may be incomplete when you search hundreds of files by using search criteria that contain digits if these files are being indexed. Hotfix information. Important If you install a language pack after you install this hotfix, you must reinstall this hotfix.