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Very odd...How long did you wait post STOP command? &nbsp;sometimes there is a buffer and it takes time to stop, other times you have to do the brute force method you employed! &nbsp;Tech is frustrating at times eh?
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Very odd...How long did you wait post STOP command?  sometimes there is a buffer and it takes time to stop, other times you have to do the brute force method you employed!  Tech is frustrating at times eh?

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I made the mistake of including too many search criteria into an &quot;All Mailboxes&quot; discovery search. &nbsp;Since I started the search yesterday msftesql.exe has been running at 80% utilization even though the search officially &quot;timed out.&quot; &nbsp;Reboot did not solve the problem. &nbsp;<br />
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How do I kill this rogue search? &nbsp;I'm unable to stop it via the /ecp reporting tab because as far as its concerned the search has timed out and died.
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I made the mistake of including too many search criteria into an "All Mailboxes" discovery search.  Since I started the search yesterday msftesql.exe has been running at 80% utilization even though the search officially "timed out."  Reboot did not solve the problem.  

How do I kill this rogue search?  I'm unable to stop it via the /ecp reporting tab because as far as its concerned the search has timed out and died.

How to kill a bad discovery search?

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