Searchfilterhost.exe is the process in charge of file indexing. It is used to register all kind of files in order to make posible quick Windows files searchs.
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How to disable searchfilterhost.exe
Remove folders from indexation
Windows Search indexes folders like Downloads, Documents or Desktop by default. This folders uses to be modified regularly wich means that indexing has a lot of work to do to process that folders.
It is a good practice to limit indexation to folders that you want Windows Search to index. In other words, do this and your PC won’t get high CPU usage 😉
To remove folders from indexation follow the steps bellow.
1.
Tap
on
the
Windows
key
and
search
“Indexing
options”.
2.
Click
on
“Modify”
and
remove
the
checkmarks
of
the
folders
you
do
not
want
to
get
indexed.
Done! Windows won’t spend PC resources indexing folders you are not interested 😉
Disable indexing service
The easiest way to disable search filter host is turn off all search indexing processes.
If you want to disable search indexing follow the steps bellow:
1.
Press
Windows
key+R
and
execute
“services.msc”.
This
will
open
Windows
Service
Manager.
2.
Locate
Windows
Search
service
and
open
properties
by
right
clicking
on
it.
3.
Set
“Startup
type”
as
disabled.
4.
Stop
the
service.
5.
Apply
changes
and
press
OK.
Now all search indexing processes should be disabled.
