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I have updated to windows 11 and my outlook is continually trying to index and is paused alot.
I have installed all updates.
It gets to over 200,000 items indexed then pauses and starts again.
Can you please help with this problem
Thank yo
Dean
Using Classic Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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I tried every possible way which is mentioned above but still no improvement. Please help!
i facing the same issue since updating to windows 11. my outlook will continue indexing twice a week. its make we in trouble during working time.. hope to hear any solution for this issue.
I had same problem after upgrading to Windows 11. Tried to resolve the issue with help of Microsoft Support agents, but in vain. Outlook would keep restarting indexing on its own, and emails that I used to find earlier were nowhere to be found in search.
Found a fix for this today.
Very easy method to resolve the issue. You can fix Outlook search not returning any results by setting a registry key that disables Windows Desktop Search and tells Outlook to use its built-in search. Details given in above link.
I have implemented it, and works wonders.
Hope this helps.
Hi all,
I have been having the same stupid problem for a month now, also started a topic, discussed with customer services specialized. However mighty Microsoft couldn't offer/find any solution for the problem that is caused by themselves, oh god the irony.
Anyway, in accordance with the suggestion above, I excluded the outlook from the indexing and that solved my problem temporarily. You can try that as well.
The worst customer service experiences for the last thirty years, and they do nothing.
hi team
same issue facing after update windows 11 please help me for this
I have updated to windows 11 all updates and my outlook is continually trying to index and is paused alot.