What Is Index and When Do you oughta Rebuild It?
In this post, we will introduce 3 ways on how to rebuild index Windows 10/11 for you.
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How to Reset and Rebuild Index Windows 10/11?
Heres how to rebuild index Windows 10/11 via Control Panel:
Step 1.
PressWin+Sto evoke thesearch bar.
Step 3. punch theinverted trianglebesideView byand chooseSmall icons.
Scroll down to look forIndexing Optionsand hit it.
Choose one of the folders underIndex these locationsand tap onAdvanced.
Under theIndex Settingstab, click onRebuild.
PressOKto save the changes and repeat the steps for another folder.
How to Rebuild Index via Command Prompt
Another way to rebuild index is via Command Prompt.
Heres how to rebuild index with rebuild index Windows 10 command lines:
Step 1.
Typecmdin the search bar to locateCommand Promptand right-choose it to chooseRun as administrator.
Typenet stop wsearchand hitEnterto stop the file indexing service.
Run this commandnet start wsearchto restart the Windows 10/11 search indexing service.
It always takes two or three attempts to be successful.
The last approach to rebuild index is to modify the registry key.
This method will both reset Windows 10 search indexing options and rebuild the search index.
Navigate to the following path:Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search
Step 4.
In the right-hand pane, verify if theSetupCompletedSuccessfullyDWORD is present.
