如果Windows Search或Search Indexer无法正常工作或无法在Windows 11/10/8/7中启动，那么此故障排除帖子可能会帮助您解决问题。您可以按照您希望的任何顺序尝试这些建议，但请记住在开始之前先创建系统还原点。您看到的错误消息可能是：

搜索初始化失败

等待接收索引状态

搜索索引器^{(Search Indexer)}停止工作并关闭

无法在本地计算机上启动^{(Local Computer)}Windows 搜索^{(Windows Search)}。

Windows 搜索索引器^{(Windows Search Indexer)}停止工作并关闭

如果搜索索引^{(Search Indexing)}选项或索引器^(Indexer)无法正常工作或运行，并且您看到等待接收索引状态、搜索索引器^{(Search Indexer)}停止工作并已关闭、无法^(Could)在本地计算机^{(Local Computer)}上启动Windows 搜索^{(Windows Search)}错误等消息，那么这些建议将有所帮助你解决问题：

1. 重建搜索索引
2. 检查注册表项损坏
3. 检查 Windows 搜索状态
4. 重置 Windows 搜索服务
5. 运行索引器诊断工具
6. 运行Windows 搜索疑难解答^{(Windows Search Troubleshooter)}
7. 检查 LocalState 文件夹权限
8. 重置 Windows 搜索
9. 恢复您的计算机
10. 其他建议。

1]重建搜索索引

要重建搜索索引^{(rebuild search index)}，Open Control Panel > System和Maintenance > Indexing 选项^(Options)。在高级^(Advanced) 选项^(Options)中，单击^(Click)恢复默认值^{(Restore Defaults)}和重建索引^{(Rebuild Index)}。单击确定^{(Click OK)}。

接下来，在Start Menu Search Bar^{(Start Menu Search Bar)}中键入“service” ，然后启动Services。向下滚动^(Scroll)到“Windows Search Service ”，并确保将其设置为Automatic和Running。重新启动^(Restart)此服务^(Service)。

您还必须确保RPC（远程过程调用）^{(RPC (Remote Procedure Call))}正在运行并设置为自动。

这将删除删除的Windows.edb 文件^{(Windows.edb file)}。

2]高级按钮^{(Advanced Button)}变灰？检查注册表^{(Check Registry)}项损坏

如果您发现您的索引^(Indexing)没有运行，或者高级按钮^{(Advanced Button)}显示为灰色并且您收到一条消息，那么您的以下注册表^(Registry)项可能已损坏：

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search

打开Regedit并导航到上面提到的键。在右窗格中，双击SetupCompletedSuccessfully。确保 Value Data 为0，即零数字。单击确定。重启^{(Click OK. Reboot)}。

此过程将完全重置您的Windows 搜索^{(Windows Search)}、重建索引并重置您的爬网和其他索引设置。

阅读^(Read)： 搜索索引器总是在重新启动后重新设置和重新启动^{(Search Indexer always Resetting & Restarting after reboot)}。

3]检查Windows搜索状态

即使您的Windows Search Service设置为Automatic，您也无法启动该服务；但相反，您会收到以下错误消息 - Windows 无法在本地计算机上启动 Windows 搜索。^{(Windows could not start the Windows Search on Local Computer.)}

我建议您查看事件查看器^{(Event Viewer)}以检查系统日志^{(System Logs)}。

为此，只需在Windows开始菜单搜索栏中键入^(Windows)event并按 Enter。在左侧，单击System以查看日志。

记下事件 ID^{(Event ID)}并寻求事件日志联机帮助^{(Event Log Online Help)}。

4]重置Windows搜索服务

Microsoft 的Fix It博客已将 2008 年 10 月 7^(Blog)日^{(Oct 2008)}关于Windows Search not working的^{(Windows Search not working)}WinVistaClub帖子自动化到Fix it MSI包中！它将Windows 搜索^{(Windows Search)}设置重置为默认值。顺便说一句，它是第一个 MVP Fix It！

以下是 Fix-It 软件包的作用：

停止^{(Stops the)}Windows 搜索服务

将服务配置为start= auto

将以下键的值设置为0：

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search\SetupCompletedSuccessfully

启动 Windows 搜索服务

去这里下载Fix it MSI 包^{(Fix it MSI package)}。您也可以手动执行这些说明。

5]Â运行索引器诊断工具

索引器诊断工具^{(Indexer Diagnostics Tool)}将帮助修复Windows 10 搜索索引器^{(Search Indexer)}问题。

6]运行^(Run)Windows搜索^{(Windows Search Troubleshooter)}疑难解答

运行Windows 搜索疑难解答并遵循其建议。

7]检查LocalState^{(Check LocalState)}文件夹权限

打开文件资源管理器将其设置为S^{(how Hidden Files and folders)}如何通过文件夹选项^{(Folder Options)}隐藏文件和文件夹，然后导航到以下位置：

C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Packages\windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState

右键单击^{(Right-click)}索引^(Indexed)文件夹 >Properties > Advanced > Check Allow此文件夹中的文件除了文件属性之外还具有索引。单击应用^{(Click Apply)}并退出^(Exit)。

8]重置Windows搜索

重置 Windows 搜索^{(Reset Windows Search)}并查看。

9]恢复您的计算机

将您的计算机恢复到以前的良好状态，或重置/刷新您的Windows PC。否则^(Else)修复您的Windows 7安装。从Windows DVD启动^(Boot)Windows DVD > Select System Recovery Option > Select Repair Computer > Choose您的Windows安装 > 选择“启动修复” > 按照说明操作。

我们希望这可以帮助您解决Windows 11/10 上的Windows Search 无法正常工作的问题。^{(Windows Search not working)}

10] 其他建议

• 如果每次启动 PC 时Windows 搜索索引器都会重新启动，请删除一些大文件夹，例如^{(Windows Search Indexer keeps restarting)}WinSxS 文件夹^{(WinSxS folder)}，看看是否有帮助。
• 看看KB932989是否有什么可以为您提供的。
• 如果您收到错误消息，请参阅此帖子：本地计算机上的 Windows Search 服务已启动然后停止^{(Windows Search service on local computer started and then stopped)}。
• 如果您在 Windows 开始菜单中看到“搜索索引已关闭”消息，请参阅此帖子
• 这篇文章将帮助您修复 Search Indexer 高磁盘或 CPU 使用率
• 更改搜索索引的位置，看看是否对您有帮助。
• 如果没有任何效果，那么您可能需要考虑使用替代搜索软件^{(alternative Search software)}。

现在阅读^{(Now read)}：什么是搜索索引^{(Search Indexing)}以及它如何影响Windows 11/10中的搜索？

Windows Search Indexer stopped working and was closed

If Windows Search or Searсh Indexer is not wоrking properly or will not start in Windows 11/10/8/7, then this troubleshoоting pоst mаy help you fix the problem. You may try the suggestions in any order you wish, but remember to creatе a system restore point first, before you commence. Τhe error meѕsages you see could be:

Search Failed to Initialize

Waiting to receive indexing status

Search Indexer stopped working and was closed

Could not start the Windows Search on Local Computer.

Windows Search Indexer stopped working and was closed

If the Search Indexing option or Indexer is not working or running properly and you see messages like Waiting to receive indexing status, Search Indexer stopped working and was closed, Could not start the Windows Search on Local Computer errors, etc, then these suggestions will help you fix the problem:

1. Rebuild Search Index
2. Check Registry key corruption
3. Check Windows Search status
4. Reset Windows Search Service
5. Run Indexer Diagnostics Tool
6. Run the Windows Search Troubleshooter
7. Check LocalState folder permissions
8. Reset Windows Search
9. Restore your computer
10. Other suggestions.

1] Rebuild Search Index

To rebuild search index, Open Control Panel > System & Maintenance > Indexing Options. In the Advanced Options, Click on Restore Defaults and also Rebuild Index. Click OK.

Next, type ‘service’ in your Start Menu Search Bar, and start Services. Scroll down to the ‘Windows Search Service’, and ensure that it is set on Automatic and Running. Restart this Service.

You will also have to ensure that RPC (Remote Procedure Call) is running and set on Automatic.

This will delete the delete Windows.edb file.

2] Advanced Button is grayed out? Check Registry key corruption

If you find that your Indexing is not running, or that the Advanced Button is grayed out and you get a message, then the chances are that your following Registry key may have been corrupted:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search

Open Regedit and navigate to the key mentioned above. In the right pane, double click on SetupCompletedSuccessfully. Ensure that the Value Data is 0, that is, zero numeral. Click OK. Reboot.

This procedure will reset your Windows Search completely, rebuild the index and reset your crawl and other indexing settings.

Read: Search Indexer always Resetting & Restarting after reboot.

3] Check Windows Search status

Even if your Windows Search Service is set on Automatic, you are unable to Start the service; but instead, you get the following error message – Windows could not start the Windows Search on Local Computer.

I suggest then that you see the Event Viewer to check for System Logs.

To do so, simply just type event in the Windows start menu search bar and hit enter. On the left side, click on System, to view the logs.

Note the Event ID and seek Event Log Online Help.

4] Reset Windows Search Service

Microsoft’s Fix It Blog has automated this WinVistaClub post dated 7th Oct 2008 on Windows Search not working, into a Fix it MSI package! It resets Windows Search settings to default. It is, incidentally, the first MVP Fix It!

Here’s what the Fix-It package does:

Stops the Windows Search Service

Configures the service to start= auto

Sets the value of the following key to 0:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search\SetupCompletedSuccessfully

Starts the Windows Search Service

Go here to download the Fix it MSI package. You may also carry out these instructions manually.

5]  Run Indexer Diagnostics Tool

Indexer Diagnostics Tool will help fix Windows 10 Search Indexer problems.

6] Run the Windows Search Troubleshooter

Run the Windows Search Troubleshooter and follow its suggestions.

7] Check LocalState folder permissions

Open File Explorer set it to Show Hidden Files and folders via Folder Options, and then navigate to the following location:

C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Packages\windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState

Right-click the Indexed folder > Properties > Advanced > Check Allow files in this folder to have indexed in addition to file properties. Click Apply and Exit.

8] Reset Windows Search

Reset Windows Search and see.

9] Restore your computer

Restore your computer to a prior good point, or Reset/Refresh your Windows PC. Else repair your Windows 7 installation. Boot from your Windows DVD > Select System Recovery Option > Select Repair Computer > Choose your installation of Windows > Select ‘Startup Repair’ > Follow the instructions.

We hope this helps you fix Windows Search not working problems on Windows 11/10.

10] Other suggestions

• If Windows Search Indexer keeps restarting every time you start PC, then remove some large folders like the WinSxS folder and see if it helps.
• See if KB932989 has anything to offer you.
• See this post if you receive an error message: Windows Search service on local computer started and then stopped.
• See this post if you see Search Indexing was turned off message in Windows Start Menu
• This post will help you fix Search Indexer High Disk or CPU usage
• Change the location of Search Index and see if that helps you.
• If nothing works, then you might want to consider using an alternative Search software.

Now read: What is Search Indexing and how does it affect searching in Windows 11/10?

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