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Restart or Resume Windows Indexing Services after Pausing

April 16, 2011 by Gautam

How Restart or Resume Windows Indexing Services after Pausing?

Windows indexing services is an automatic process of scanning and storing files to create a database. In simple words it enhances the search option’s speed by creating database of files and folders.

However, running windows indexing services slows down speed of the computer. If in case, you find your computer getting slowed down, then you can choose to temporarily stop the windows indexing services for a while.

As a matter of fact, many people choose to disable windows indexing services temporarily. You can simply ‘pause it by clicking on the paused option in indexing options. However, there you will get no resume button if you so desire to resume it. Therefore, to resume indexing services, you need to either restart the computer or restart windows search service.

The procedure is very simple:

Go to control panel>Administrative tools>services>windows search>restart service.

This is the complete process with which you can easily resume the windows indexing services in your computer. It means whenever you wan to disable it, you can do it. Likewise whenever you want to activate it, you can easily do so with a click of a few buttons..

Filed Under: Microsoft Windows Tips And Tricks Tagged With: index, Pause, Restart, Resume, Search, service, Tools, Window, windows

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  1. Gautam says

    April 9, 2018 at 12:47 am

    Thanks for the appreciation Tim (y)

  2. Tim says

    April 4, 2018 at 2:17 am

    Best answer I found on the web. THANK YOU

  3. Darko says

    December 29, 2017 at 2:41 am

    This doesn’t worked for me, but I’ve found another resolution. Restoring Defaults and Rebuilt Index. To do so:
    Control Panel > System & Maintenance > Indexing Options. In the Advanced Options, Click on Restore Defaults and Rebuild Index. Click OK.
    🙂

  4. ha says

    July 25, 2017 at 11:07 pm

    Garbage. Doesn’t work.

  5. Katie says

    June 21, 2017 at 1:16 am

    I have been googling this for over an hour and this is the only thing that WORKED! Thank you so much!

  6. Scott says

    June 12, 2017 at 5:49 am

    Thank you!

  7. joeicecream says

    November 13, 2016 at 2:06 pm

    play button is whitened out, doesnt work, HELP

  8. Just saying says

    August 16, 2016 at 1:32 am

    Thank you. Had to right click Windows Search to get the option to restart.

  9. Noob Guitar says

    December 3, 2015 at 6:27 pm

    Thanks Works

  10. Pete says

    October 22, 2013 at 12:19 am

    Thanks. It works.

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