- Introduction
- Using the Explorer Window
- Changing the Explorer Window View
- Using the Ribbon
- Choosing Commands
- Opening and Viewing the Computer
- Viewing and Opening Documents
- Working with Libraries
- Working with Personal Folders
- Navigating Between Folders
- Viewing the Folders List
- Changing the Explorer Layout
- Customizing the Navigation Pane
- Organizing Files by Headings
- Sorting and Grouping Files
- Searching for Files and Folders
- Saving a Search
- Changing Search Options
- Modifying the Index to Improve Searches
- Adding Properties and Tags to Files
- Creating and Renaming Files and Folders
- Copying and Moving Files and Folders
- Deleting and Restoring Files and Folders
- Changing File and Folder List Views
- Hiding Files and Folders
- Changing Folder Options
- Customizing Library Folders
- Customizing Personal Folders
- Sharing Folders or Files with Others
- Compressing Files and Folders
- Managing Files Using a CD or DVD
- Creating a Shortcut to a File or Folder
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Modifying the Index to Improve Searches
Windows keeps track of files in indexed locations and stores information about them in the background using an index, like the one found in the back of this book, to make locating files faster and easier. You can use Indexing Options in the Control Panel to view, pause, add, remove, and modify indexed locations, indexed file types, and other advanced index settings. For example, if a file type is not recognized by the index, you can add it; if you want to stop indexing new content for 15 minutes to specify options, you can pause it; or if you’re having problems with the search index, you can rebuild or restore it.
View, Pause, Add, or Remove Indexed Locations
In the desktop, click or tap the File Explorer button on the taskbar.
Click or tap Computer in the Navigation pane, and then click or tap the Open Control Panel button on the Computer tab.- In the Start screen, you can also click or tap All apps on the Apps bar, and then click or tap Control Panel.
Click or tap the Indexing Options icon in Small icons or Large icons view.
To pause new indexing for 15 minutes, click or tap Pause.
Click or tap Modify.
If you don’t see all the locations, click or tap Show all locations.
If a folder location contains subfolders, click or tap the Expand arrow to expand it.
Select or clear the check box next to the folder locations you want to add or remove from the index.
Click or tap OK.
Click or tap Close.
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Set Advanced Indexing Options
- In the desktop, click or tap the File Explorer button on the taskbar.
- Click or tap Computer in the Navigation pane, and then click or tap the Open Control Panel button on the Computer tab.
- Click or tap the Indexing Options icon in Small icons or Large icons view.
- Click or tap Advanced.
- Click or tap the Index Settings tab.
- Select or clear the following check boxes:
- Index encrypted files.
- Treat similar words with diacritics as different words.
- For index troubleshooting, use either of these buttons:
- To re-index selected locations, click or tap Rebuild.
- To restore your index to its original settings, click or tap Restore Defaults.
- If you need to change the Index Location, specify a new location or click or tap Select new.
- Click or tap the File Types tab.
- Select or clear the check boxes with the file types you want to include or exclude in the index.
For each selected file type, click or tap the option to specify how the file should be indexed.
Click or tap OK.
Click or tap Close.
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