Jason Fitzpatrick / How-To Geek
Windows Search Indexer indexes files and folders on your PC so that they can be found quickly when you run a search in File Explorer or the Start Menu. It runs automatically in the background, but it can be manually restarted or paused in the Index Options window.
The SearchIndexer.exe process runs in the background on Windows 10 and Windows 11, and It may chew up a lot of RAM and CPU resources. Here’s what the Microsoft Windows Search Indexer is doing and how to deal with it.
What Is Search Indexer (SearchIndexer.exe)?
Windows Search Indexer is the Windows service that handles indexing of your files for Windows Search, which fuels the file search engine built into Windows that powers everything from the Start Menu search box to Windows Explorer, and even the Libraries feature. The executable is SearchIndexer.exe, and is found in “C:WindowsSystem32.”
To get more information about Search Indexer, right-click the process name in Task Manager and select “Go to Details.” You can view which user owns the executable, how much RAM…
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