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Windows 11 Search Slow: Very, Very Slow!
Windows 11 26200.7922 indexing is excruciatingly slow. I'm averaging between 900 and 2000 files indexed per 12 hour period. Is there a bug? Is this the new normal? Has indexing been vibe coded?
The problem, which has taken three days to fix, was caused by a lack of a PDF iFilter. As there was no iFilter, Search was using a PDF reader to do the indexing. The solution, then, is to install a PDF iFilter.
I have a few questions:
Where is the Microsoft Windows Search PDF iFilter?
Where is the Microsoft Windows Search documentation?
Where are the error messages, warnings, clues related to fixing issues/problems with Microsoft Windows Search?
Thanks very much