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VineeshKV88
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Dec 26, 2021

Outlook Search not showing Recent Emails (December-2021)

Hi All,   The outlook search option stopped working properly after WIndows10 update. The issue has happened after installing a security update from Windows (December 14, 2021—KB5008212).   I had...
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Gabe_Bratton
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Jan 13, 2022

diveshchawla316 

 

The Windows Team is investigating the issue for a fix.  I have seen some reports that this issue might affect Windows 11 too starting with Dec update KB5008215.

 

In the meantime a workaround is to set the registry key in this article, Outlook Search not showing recent emails after Windows update KB5008212 (microsoft.com).  After you set this registry key, and restart Outlook, Outlook will use its built in legacy search.  After the Windows fix is out you can delete that registry key to get back to Windows native WDS Search.

 

 

Another option.  Put this text below in Notepad and save as preventindexingoutlook.reg.  Then double click on it and install the regkey.

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search]
"PreventIndexingOutlook"=dword:00000001

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SBCmike
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Jan 13, 2022
Thanks for the information. I hope you can resolve this soon because making changes to the Registry is a little bit daunting for us less technical users. I have uninstalled all updates after 12/15/21. I have uninstalled KB5007186 twice and it keeps reappearing in the uninstall list. This is despite my updates being paused. Currently, my search is not showing anything after 1/7/22.

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