Indexing Options control panel

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The Indexing Options control panel is a Windows interface that lets users manage which locations and file types are indexed to speed up file and content searches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Windows control panel item
search configuration interface
accessibleVia Control Panel
searching "Indexing Options" in Start menu NERFINISHED
affects Cortana search results in supported versions
File Explorer search results
Start menu search results
allowsUserTo add indexed locations
configure advanced indexing options
configure content indexing
configure file types to index
configure index encryption settings
modify indexed locations
pause indexing
rebuild search index
remove indexed locations
view indexing status
availableIn Windows 10 NERFINISHED
Windows 11 NERFINISHED
Windows 7 NERFINISHED
Windows 8 NERFINISHED
Windows 8.1 NERFINISHED
canImpact search completeness
search speed
system performance during indexing
configuredBy administrators
standard users with sufficient permissions
configuresService Windows Search service NERFINISHED
controlsFeature Windows Search indexing
hasOption Advanced button
Indexing status display
Modify button
Troubleshooting link in some Windows versions
hasSetting index file type filters
index location on disk
index troubleshooting options in Advanced dialog
introducedIn Windows Vista NERFINISHED
partOf Microsoft Windows operating system NERFINISHED
primaryPurpose improve search performance
manage indexed file types
manage indexed locations
relatedTo Search and Indexing troubleshooter NERFINISHED
Windows Search NERFINISHED
supports indexing of Outlook data in supported versions
indexing of Start menu entries
indexing of email content in supported clients
indexing of file contents
indexing of file names
indexing of libraries
indexing of offline files
indexing of user profile folders

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Windows Search configurableVia Indexing Options control panel