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How do I disable Windows Search Indexing Service while on battery on Windows 7?

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 20265488 views
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Since upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7, I've found laptop battery life is reduced. One issue is that the Windows Search Indexing Service is constantly running, even when on battery power. Using Resource Monitor shows it is often the top consumer of CPU time and top producer of disk activity. …

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Fix for: How do I disable Windows Search Indexing Service while on battery on Windows 7?

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There's a group policy setting for this. Go to Start -> Run (or Winkey+R), type gpedit.msc. Navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Search. Enable the policy "Prevent indexing …

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