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    6000006 Registry key to disable Windows Desktop Search Service for Outlook as per Microsoft guidance

    You can work around the issue by disabling Windows Desktop Search which will cause Outlook to use it’s built-in search. The built-in search will display the following to indicate it is not using the Windows Search service:

    “Search performance will be impacted because a group policy has turned off the Windows Search service.”

    Click here to download this registry key to enable the workaround

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search]
    “PreventIndexingOutlook”=dword:00000001

     

    Click here to download this registry key to disable the workaround

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search]
    “PreventIndexingOutlook”=-

     

    Click to download these registry keys and double click to enter them into your registry.

    Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher

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    • #2415230

      The built-in search will display the following to indicate it is not using the Windows Search service:

      “Search performance will be impacted because a group policy has turned off the Windows Search service.”

      • #2591102

        I think this  is what’s happened to me. I got a prompt to upgrade, for  free, from Windows to 11 PRO. I don’t know how to take “organisational policies” off now though.

        • #2591106

          Organisational policies are just registry settings. We have guidance in the KB forum for most settings.

          cheers, Paul

      • #2591136

        “Search performance will be impacted because a group policy has turned off the Windows Search service.”

        Not an issue if one doesn’t use Search.  My example in post #2591133 was for demonstration purposes only.  I use multiple partitions with multiple folders/subfolders so that I can know where my files are located.  I developed that regimen a couple of decades ago and it has served me well.

        And no, it’s not for everyone, but for me it preempted “Libraries” before “Libraries” were a Windows thing.

        Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!
        We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.
        We were all once "Average Users".

    • #2591133

      I disable Windows Search in Services.

      Disable-Search

      Disable-Search-0

      It has the same effect.

      Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!
      We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.
      We were all once "Average Users".

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