Search Disable - Windows

Critics will say: "But I need to search inside PDFs!" or "I rely on searching my email!" To them, I say: use the actual applications. Adobe Reader has its own search. Outlook has a legendary (if cranky) search engine. Your browser handles web search infinitely better than an OS widget ever will.

To disable Windows Search, you can either hide the visual search bar or permanently turn off the background indexing service. Depending on your version of Windows, follow the steps below. 1. Disable the Windows Search Indexer (Service)

Windows Search is one of the most polarizing features in the operating system. Designed to be an omnipresent, instantaneous file retriever, it often feels more like a resource-hungry parasite. If you hear your fans spinning up for no reason, or notice your disk usage pinned at 100% on a Solid State Drive (SSD), the Windows Search Indexer is frequently the culprit.