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...
Windows 11 users occasionally encounter an infuriating yet surprisingly common problem: the search bar stops working. This renders quick access to files, apps, and settings cumbersome, forcing users to rely on alternative navigation methods. The search bar, a seemingly simple yet integral part...
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Scott talks to Azure Search Program Manager Liam Cavanagh. Azure offers Search-as-a-service for web and mobile apps! You can scale out easily and tune indices just the way your users want it. Liam explains how the REST API for Azure Search works and how easy it is to plug into an app. You could...
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In this episode of the SharePoint Sideshow, Paul Stubbs interviews Microsoft curriculum manager Cliff Fitzgerald. Cliff discusses the many learning opportunities that Microsoft FAST Search makes available for developers and IT Pros alike. For example, FAST University offers self-directed online...
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My system has been having a lot of problems today and, after a good two hours of trouble shooting, I finally narrowed the issue down to the Search Service, which must have gotten damaged or corrupted somehow. Here's the problems.
1. When the search service is running, IE8 and Word 2010...
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Yesterday, Microsoft started the announcements about Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. The one thing that struck me was the fact that Windows 7 will only get some minor updates and bug fixes from the Service Pack. Even though Windows 7 is sweet and looks very good from the beginning, I...
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Hi guys,
I have a nasty problem with my brand new Windows 7 Ultimate. Yesterday, I installed it on my desktop and it works perfectly, no single problem! Today, I install 7 on my laptop and installation doesn't cause any problem, so far so good. BUT, when I turn my laptop on, it takes more than...