What is ActivateWindowsSearch and How To Disable it?

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Windows Search is an important tool when using your Windows PC. It works by using your preferred indexing options to help you find what you need. The indexing process runs in the background and writes a kind of table of contents for the files you have stored on your computer. He does this so that when you go and type something in the search bar, he knows where to look to quickly find what you need.

Although indexing speeds up the search process, it can take up a lot of system resources on your computer, so you may want to consider disabling Windows Search for this and perhaps other reasons. Read on to learn how to disable Windows Search on Windows 8 and 10.

So what is ActiverWindowsSearch?

“Microsoft Microsoft Windows Media Center Media Center Activate Windows Search” is a scheduled task on the Windows 7 system that has been added as part of the Windows system.

You will find “\Microsoft\Windows\Media Center\ActivateWindowsSearch” in the task scheduler with the following information:

Name: Enable Windows search.
Location : \Microsoft Windows Windows Media Center
Description: Job search in a privileged Reindex Job press centre
Actions: %SystemRoot%\ehehome\ehPrivJob.exe /DoActivateWindowsSearch
Trigger:
History :

Information about the program file “ehPrivJob.exe”:

File name: ehprivjob.exe
Path: C:\windows\ehehome\ehprivjob.exe
File size: 295936 bytes
Last update: 20.11.2010 22:24:42 PM
File description: Application for recording digital TV tuners.
File version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Company name: Microsoft Corporation

“ehprivjob.exe” is executed without a trigger.

It is recommended to disable “\Microsoft\Windows\Media Center\ActivateWindowsSearch” as a scheduled task unless you are using Media Center heavily.

Should you disable ActivateWindowsSearch (Windows Search)?

By far the most popular reason why users are looking for ways to disable the Enable WindowsSearch task at the same time as the Windows search function is to improve system performance. In low-end computer configurations, disabling indexing on your hard drives is one of the easiest ways to improve your PC’s performance.

However, in some situations, disabling the search function does not improve performance. For example, if you have a fast CPU (i5, i7, or AMD equivalent) + a regular hard disk or SSD, disabling Windows Search will not improve performance. Indeed, your CPU is able to maintain indexing even when other resources are performing demanding tasks – multi-core processors are excellent for workload management.

However, if you have a low-end configuration with a slow CPU + a traditional hard disk, disabling Windows Search should be considered if you are looking for ways to improve your system’s performance. There are reports where users have stated that the Windows search indexer (a function based on the task Enable Windows Search) occupies more than 80% of the memory – in this case, it is even recommended to disable Windows search.

Troubleshoot search and indexing problems.

I suggest you follow these steps and run the search and indexing tool:

a. Open the control panel.

b. Click on Troubleshooting.

c. Click on Show All on the left side of the screen.

d. In the list of options, click on Search and index.

e. Click on Next and follow the instructions on the screen.

Disable Enable search in Windows.

If you really want to permanently disable Windows Search, follow these steps:

1. On Windows 8, access your home screen. On Windows 10, simply open the Start menu.
2. Type msc in the search bar.
3. The Services dialog box opens.
4. Search Windows Search in the list, right-click and select Properties.
5. In the General tab, look in the Properties field where it says Start Type.
6. The start type is always set to Automatic, open the drop-down menu and select Off. Click on Apply
7. Restart your computer.

These steps should completely disable Windows Search and remove the Windows search bar from the Home screen/Start menu.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/the-microsoft-windows-search-indexer-is-slowing/314f19fc-b87f-404f-8702-c9ee80e9bf4c

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