Set Microsoft Windows Desktop Search options

Microsoft Windows Desktop Search

Set Microsoft Windows Desktop Search options

To change the Microsoft Windows Desktop Search options:

  1. Right-click the Index status icon Index status icon, and then click Windows Desktop Search Options.
  2. Select from the following:
      Modify indexed locations
      1. Click Modify.
      2. Select or clear the appropriate index location checkboxes, and then click OK.
      Set advanced options
      1. Click Advanced.
      2. On the Index Settings tab, configure the index settings that you want. On the File Types tab, select the file types that you want indexed and how you want them indexed.
      3. Click OK.
  3. Click OK.

Note

If you experience problems after changing these options, click Restore Defaults on the Index Settings tab to return to the original Windows Desktop Search settings.