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How to disable the indexing service in Windows Vista

By Drew Mathers | October 28, 2015

1

Click: Start

1. Click: Start

2

Click: Control Panel

2. Click: Control Panel

3a

Click: Uninstall a program (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)

3a. Click: Uninstall a program (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)

3b

Double-click: Programs and Features (if Control Panel is set to Classic View)

3b. Double-click: Programs and Features (if Control Panel is set to Classic View)

4

Click: Turn Windows features on or off

4. Click: Turn Windows features on or off

5

Click: Continue

5. Click: Continue

6

Wait for the process to complete

6. Wait for the process to complete

7

Uncheck: Indexing Service

7. Uncheck: Indexing Service

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Click: OK

8. Click: OK

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Wait for the process to complete

9. Wait for the process to complete

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Wait some more (it really hasn't crashed)

10. Wait some more (it really hasn’t crashed)

11

Click: Restart Now

11. Click: Restart Now

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