Now in some situations this may still not provide you the precise results you want from your search parameters. On the Confirmation page, verify that Windows Search Service is listed, then click Install.On the Features page, select Windows Search Service, and then click Next.Select Role-based or Feature-based Installation, and then click Next.
But I have seen many instances where this is not the case, and the only fix is a feature within Windows Server.īelow we have provided instructions for how to enable the Windows Search Service Feature. In most cases adding quotes to your search would fix this situation (ex. I have personally been in situations where I need a string of words to be identified in the format as I type them (example: Microsoft Office 2019), but Windows Server decides to find any documents where any one of those words exist, thus providing a larger subset of results, most of which are irrelevant to what I am looking for. This is where Windows Indexing can be a life saver.
Searching for files within Windows server is normally an easy task, but there can be situations where searches take an exceedingly long time to process, or the search results do not reflect the parameters being entered.
