Windows Search

E192046
Windows component desktop search platform search indexer

Windows Search is a desktop search platform in Microsoft Windows that indexes files, emails, and other data to provide fast, integrated search across the operating system.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Windows Search canonical 7
Windows Desktop Search 2
Windows search 2

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Windows component ⓘ
desktop search platform ⓘ
search indexer ⓘ
availableInVersion Windows 10 ⓘ
Windows 11 ⓘ
Windows 7 ⓘ
Windows 8 ⓘ
Windows 8.1 ⓘ
configurableVia Indexing Options control panel ⓘ
defaultStatus enabled ⓘ
developer Microsoft ⓘ
distributionModel bundled with Windows ⓘ
integratedWith Cortana (historically) ⓘ
surface form: Cortana

File Explorer ⓘ
Outlook ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Outlook

mintMenu ⓘ
surface form: Start menu
introducedInVersion Windows Vista ⓘ
license proprietary software ⓘ
operatingSystem Windows ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Windows
partOf Windows Shell ⓘ
Windows ⓘ
surface form: Windows operating system
platform Win32 API ⓘ
surface form: Win32
previousName Windows Search self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: MSN Desktop Search

Windows Search self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Windows Desktop Search
providesAPI Windows Search self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Windows Search API
providesFunction Control Panel search ⓘ
Outlook search integration ⓘ
content indexing ⓘ
email search ⓘ
file search ⓘ
full-text search ⓘ
metadata indexing ⓘ
start menu search ⓘ
replaces Windows Search self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Indexing Service

Windows Search self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Windows Desktop Search
runsAs Windows service ⓘ
serviceName WSearch ⓘ
storesDataIn search index ⓘ
supportsFeature IFilter plug-ins ⓘ
federated search ⓘ
file property filters ⓘ
incremental indexing ⓘ
natural language search ⓘ
preview handlers ⓘ
property handlers ⓘ
query suggestions ⓘ
search connectors ⓘ
search scopes ⓘ
supportsQueryLanguage Advanced Query Syntax ⓘ
SQL-like query syntax ⓘ
usesComponent SearchFilterHost.exe ⓘ
Windows Search self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: SearchIndexer.exe

SearchProtocolHost.exe ⓘ
Windows Search self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Windows Search service

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Windows Vista → feature → Windows Search ⓘ
Registry Editor → launchMethod → Windows Search ⓘ
Control Panel → canBeOpenedBy → Windows Search ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows search
Spotlight search → relatedTo → Windows Search ⓘ
Cortana (historically) → platform → Windows Search ⓘ
subject surface form: Cortana
Windows Search → replaces → Windows Search self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indexing Service
Windows Search → replaces → Windows Search self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Desktop Search
Windows Search → previousName → Windows Search self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Desktop Search
Windows Search → previousName → Windows Search self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: MSN Desktop Search
Windows Search → usesComponent → Windows Search self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Search service
Windows Search → usesComponent → Windows Search self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: SearchIndexer.exe
Windows Search → providesAPI → Windows Search self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Search API
Home Basic → supports → Windows Search ⓘ
subject surface form: Windows Vista Home Basic
Ease of Access Center → accessibleVia → Windows Search ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows search
Windows Command Prompt → canBeLaunchedFrom → Windows Search ⓘ
May 2020 Update (2004) → includesComponent → Windows Search ⓘ
subject surface form: Windows 10 May 2020 Update