WSearch
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WSearch is the Windows Search background service that indexes files, emails, and other content to enable fast search functionality in the Windows operating system.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows service
ⓘ
search indexing service ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Windows Search NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| availableIn |
Windows 10
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 8.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeConfiguredVia |
Group Policy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Registry settings ⓘ Services management console ⓘ |
| canBeDisabled | true ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Windows Search platform
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows Shell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configurableOption |
file types to index
ⓘ
indexed locations ⓘ whether to index file contents ⓘ |
| dependsOn | Remote Procedure Call (RPC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayName | Windows Search NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOfDisabling |
disables content indexing
ⓘ
slows Windows search queries ⓘ |
| enablesFeature |
Cortana search integration
ⓘ
File Explorer search ⓘ Start menu search ⓘ Windows search functionality ⓘ |
| indexesContentFrom |
Outlook email stores
ⓘ
Start menu shortcuts ⓘ libraries in Windows ⓘ local file system ⓘ user profile folders ⓘ |
| indexLocation | system drive by default ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Windows Vista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| logSource | Microsoft-Windows-Search NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Event Viewer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| primaryFunction |
index emails for fast search
ⓘ
index files for fast search ⓘ index other content for fast search ⓘ |
| relatedTool | Indexing Options control panel ⓘ |
| replaces | Indexing Service (CiSvc) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceUsage | CPU and disk usage during indexing ⓘ |
| runsIn | background ⓘ |
| securityContext | Local System account (typical default) ⓘ |
| serviceName | WSearch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | background service ⓘ |
| startupType | Automatic (by default on most editions) ⓘ |
| storesIndexIn | search index database ⓘ |
| supportsFeature | instant search results after indexing completes ⓘ |
| usesComponent | Windows Search indexer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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