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You probably need to modify your indexing locations in the 'Indexing Options' control panel.<br />
Usually you do not need to index a whole drive but specific folders such as Documents folders, Start menu, Outlook (if installed), IE History and exclude unwanted areas. Large folders or large files can take a long time to index and permissions can prevent some items from being indexed.<br />
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The Windows Search Service usually runs under Local System account which should have full permissions to your hard drive, but you can change it to a different admin account if required.
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You probably need to modify your indexing locations in the 'Indexing Options' control panel.
Usually you do not need to index a whole drive but specific folders such as Documents folders, Start menu, Outlook (if installed), IE History and exclude unwanted areas. Large folders or large files can take a long time to index and permissions can prevent some items from being indexed.

The Windows Search Service usually runs under Local System account which should have full permissions to your hard drive, but you can change it to a different admin account if required.

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The problem went away.  Nothing to test solutions against.

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User keeps getting error message that she cannot use Outlook search because the indexing is incomplete. &nbsp;I go to services and see Windows search service not running. &nbsp;I try to start it... it immediately abends.<br />
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I go to the event log... sure enough, it has been constantly starting and stopping all by itself... 322 times when I took the screenshot below.<br />
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Ideas as to why this is happening? &nbsp;Win 10 Pro, upgraded from Win 7 Pro about 3 weeks ago... no issues until last Friday.<br />
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User keeps getting error message that she cannot use Outlook search because the indexing is incomplete.  I go to services and see Windows search service not running.  I try to start it... it immediately abends.

I go to the event log... sure enough, it has been constantly starting and stopping all by itself... 322 times when I took the screenshot below.

Ideas as to why this is happening?  Win 10 Pro, upgraded from Win 7 Pro about 3 weeks ago... no issues until last Friday.





Windows Search Service Terminates Constantly

Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system featuring the "universal application architecture" (UAP); apps can be designed to run across multiple devices with nearly identical code, including PCs, tablets, smartphones, embedded systems, Xbox One, Surface Hub and HoloLens. Windows 10 also includes a virtual desktop system, a window and desktop management feature called Task View, the Microsoft Edge web browser, support for fingerprint and face recognition login, voice-based search (Cortana), new security features for enterprise environments, and DirectX 12 and WDDM 2.0 to improve the operating system's graphics capabilities for games.

Windows 10

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note-taker, journal, and web browser.