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  1. Boost Windows 11 Battery Life by Tuning or Pausing the Search Indexer

    If your Windows 11 laptop’s battery life feels shorter than it should, the usual advice—dim the screen, close background apps, choose a power‑efficient mode—helps, but it may not be the whole story; one often‑overlooked background system, the Windows Search Indexer, can silently chew CPU, disk...
  2. Boost Windows 11 Battery Life by Tuning the Windows Search Indexer

    If your Windows 11 laptop runs hot, fans spin up frequently, or battery life feels worse than it should, the built‑in Windows Search Indexer — also known as searchindexer.exe or the Windows Search (WSearch) service — is one of the single background features that can meaningfully affect power...
  3. Windows 7 Windows 7 File Search Indexing Options

    Windows 7 File Search Indexing Options The built-in search feature in Windows 7 is significantly better than the horrible search options in Windows XP. Instead of installing a third-party program like Google Desktop to search for files on inside files on your computer, you can now do it with...
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    Windows 7 search for certain file type + content?

    Hi guys, About 2 weeks ago, I switched from Xp to 7 and I must say that I love it, even if I was a little bit reluctant. There is 1 thing that I cannot seem to find a solution for: to search for a certain file type AND a word from the contents. Right now, I'm searching for a certain solution...
  5. Fundamental Ways to Maintain Your System

    Many users have expressed discontent with their computer. It is running slow. You're finding popups everywhere. Something is wrong. Its taking 20 minutes to boot. Here's what I recommend for most systems that have been in use for over a year, but have never had any IT maintenance performed...