How to Disable Encrypted File Indexing

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By default, Windows uses the index when searching for faster search results. The Windows search index contains only the places you select. These locations can be filtered according to file types (extensions), file properties and the content of the files you want to index.

The index uses the Windows search service and runs as a Searchindexer.exe process in the background. The index is automatically recreated and updated if changes have been made to the included locations since the last index configuration to increase the accuracy of search results. By default, the indexing speed is reduced due to user activity. When the computer is inactive, the indexing speed returns to full speed to complete indexing faster.

Windows Search 4.0 and later fully supports EFS indexing of encrypted files on local file systems, allowing users to index and browse the properties and content of encrypted files. Users can manually configure Windows Search to contain encrypted files, or administrators can configure it with group policy. Windows Search ensures that only users with the correct permissions can browse the content of encrypted files taking into account ACLs and limiting access to users with decryption permissions on the files. In addition, Windows Search restricts access to encrypted files to local searches only; Windows Search does not return encrypted files to search results when the request is launched remotely.

Enable or disable indexing of encrypted files under Windows 10

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1. Press the Windows + Q button to start the search, then enter the indexing and click on “Indexing options” in the search result.

2. Now click on the Advanced button at the bottom.

3. Then check the “Index encrypted files” box under File settings to allow encrypted files to be indexed.

If the index location is not encrypted, click Next.

To disable indexing of encrypted files, simply uncheck the “Index encrypted files” box under File settings.

Click OK to continue.

The search index will now be rebuilt to update the changes.

Click Close and restart your PC to save the changes.

Disable selective indexing

There are several ways to disable indexing. First of all, if you still want to be able to navigate in common places such as documents, My Pictures, etc., you can selectively disable indexing for other non-essential places. To do this, click Start and enter the indexing. The first option should be Indexing Options.

Here is a list of the places currently indexed. You can click on the Edit button to change the locations to be indexed. By default, Windows 7 indexes Outlook, IE History, all offline files, the Start menu, and your user directory, which contains Documents, My images, etc.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/22a2d98b-6501-49a8-bb5d-a2d2af227805/encrypted-client-side-cachingoffline-files-and-windows-search?forum=w7itpronetworking

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