如果您关闭硬盘上的Windows 搜索(Windows search) 索引功能，您可以在(index feature)Windows 10上获得更好的性能。首先(First)，让我们看看您为什么要这样做。之后，我们将解释如何做到这一点。
有时，您可能不想禁用Windows 搜索(Windows search)索引。这取决于您使用的硬件。以下(Below)是您应该或不应该禁用它的一些主要示例。
另外，让我们消除一个快速的神话。Windows 搜索(Windows search)索引仍在Windows 10中使用，它的工作方式与旧版本的Windows大致相同。考虑到这一点，以下是我们的建议：
- 良好的CPU和标准硬盘drive = 保持索引(Keep indexing)
- 慢速 CPU(Slow CPU)和任何硬盘= Turn关闭索引
- 任何带有SSD = TurnCPU =关闭索引
如果您的硬盘驱动器速度较慢且CPU性能良好，则保持搜索索引打开会更有意义，否则最好将其关闭。对于那些使用SSD(SSDs)的人来说尤其如此，因为他们可以如此快速地读取您的文件。
对于那些好奇的人，搜索索引不会以任何方式损坏您的计算机。打开它后，所有搜索都会被编入索引，因此搜索速度会更快 - 但是，搜索索引器(search indexer)使用CPU 和 RAM(CPU and RAM)，因此关闭它后，您将节省这些资源。
有选择地关闭 Windows 搜索索引(Turn Off Windows Search Indexing Selectively)
您可以选择关闭特定文件夹的索引，因此如果您经常在 PC 上搜索区域，可能值得为这些区域保持索引，并在其他地方禁用它。
我们将从这个选项开始，因为它是节省 PC 资源和快速搜索速度(search speed)的绝佳中间地带。为此，请打开“开始”菜单并键入(Start menu and type) Indexing。单击索引选项(Indexing Options)。
进入“索引选项(Indexing Options)”页面后，您将看到一个列表，其中显示了所有包含和排除的索引位置。这将包括您的开始菜单(Start Menu)、Internet Explorer 历史记录(Internet Explorer History)，最重要的是，用户文件夹和其中的所有内容。这意味着您的文档、下载、图片和视频文件夹等所有内容。
这些文件夹可能包含很多您很少查看的文件。如果是这种情况，您应该选择关闭索引。单击(Click)Modify，然后在新页面上，向下滚动到选中的 Users 文件夹并取消选中它。之后，点击OK。请注意，可能有多个用户(Users)文件夹，因此请确保找到打勾的那个。
您可以通过单击用户文件夹(Users folder)上的下拉箭头并取消选中单个文件夹来进一步了解它。这可能很有用，例如，如果您经常访问我的文档，但很少接触其他文件夹。
如果你不断地向每个文件夹添加文件，索引将继续，浪费更多资源，所以最好将你很少进入的文件夹关闭以节省系统资源。
关闭 Outlook 搜索索引(Turn Off Outlook Search Indexing)
默认情况下，Microsoft Outlook 不会(Microsoft Outlook doesn)出现在搜索索引页面(search indexing page)中。我们需要通过Microsoft Outlook代替。因此，打开Outlook，然后单击文件 - 选项(File – Options)。
在选项页面中，单击左侧的搜索(Search)选项卡，然后单击蓝色突出显示的索引选项...(Indexing Options…)按钮。接下来，您将看到与之前类似的菜单，但您现在会在列表中看到Microsoft Outlook。
要关闭Outlook 搜索(Outlook search)索引，首先单击列表中的Microsoft Outlook以突出显示它。接下来，单击修改(Modify )，然后单击新窗口中的复选框(tick box)以取消选中它。最后，点击OK。
关闭特定驱动器的 Windows 搜索索引(Turn Off Windows Search Indexing For Specific Drives)
如果您想关闭特定驱动器的Windows 搜索(Windows search)索引，您可以使用不同的过程来执行此操作。建议关闭您很少接触的驱动器的搜索索引，例如备份驱动器。
为此，首先打开“开始”菜单并键入(Start menu and type) PC ，然后在搜索结果中出现 此 PC(This PC)时单击它。
接下来，右键单击驱动器并单击Properties。
在常规( General )选项卡上，单击以取消选中允许此驱动器上的文件除了(Allow files on this drive to have contents indexed in addition to file properties)底部的文件属性之外还有内容索引。之后，单击应用(Apply)。
您可以选择选择所有文件或仅选择驱动器本身。确保选择Apply changes to Drive X:\, subfolders and files。之后，点击OK。
下一步将需要一些时间。您的 PC 现在会将这个新属性应用到该驱动器上的每个文件。值得庆幸的是，您可以让它在后台运行，并且它不应该对您的性能产生巨大影响，除非您将它应用到您正在使用Windows的驱动器上。
如果出现任何拒绝访问(Access Denied)消息，只需单击全部忽略(Ignore All)- 这些是系统文件或当前正在使用的其他文件。
完全禁用索引(Completely Disable Indexing)
如果要在Windows 10上完全禁用搜索索引，则必须使用另一种方法。上述方法可以停止对特定文件和文件夹的搜索索引，但搜索索引服务(search index service)仍在运行。
仅当Windows 搜索(Windows search)不起作用，或者您的 CPU 非常慢并且遇到性能问题时，才建议使用此选项。请按照以下步骤禁用Windows 搜索(Windows search)。
您可以通过按Windows Key + R开始，键入services.msc并单击OK。
在服务列表中查找Windows Search。为了更容易找到它，请单击名称(Name)按钮两次以按字母顺序从 ZA 组织。找到它时双击(Double click) Windows 搜索。(Windows Search)
在打开的新选项卡中，单击停止(Stop)以停止Windows Search索引服务，然后单击启动类型( Startup type)下拉框。在出现的列表中，选择Disabled。之后，单击应用(Apply)。
您现在可以重新启动PC，Windows 搜索索引(PC and Windows Search indexing)将完全禁用。
如果您发现搜索性能(search performance)有任何问题，可以考虑重新打开它。
Turn Off Indexing in Windows for Better Performance
If you turn off the Windows search index feature on your hard drives, you can get bеtter performance on Windows 10. First lеt’s take a look at why you mаy want to do this. Afterwards, we’ll explain how to dо it.
Sometimes, you may not want to disable Windows search indexing. It depends on what hardware you use. Below are some prime examples of when you should or shouldn’t disable it.
Also, let’s just dispel a quick myth. Windows search indexing is still used in Windows 10 and it works in much the same way as older versions of Windows. With that in mind, here’s what we suggest:
- Good CPU and a standard hard drive = Keep indexing on
- Slow CPU and any hard drive = Turn indexing off
- Any CPU with an SSD = Turn indexing off
If you have a slow hard drive and a good CPU, it makes more sense to keep your search indexing on, but otherwise it’s best to turn it off. This is especially true for those with SSDs because they can read your files so quickly.
For those curious, search indexing doesn’t damage your computer in any way. With it turned on, all searches are indexed so that searches are faster – however, the search indexer uses CPU and RAM, so with it switched off, you will save those resources.
Turn Off Windows Search Indexing Selectively
You have the option to turn off indexing for specific folders, so if you regularly search areas on your PC, it may be worth keeping indexing on for those, and disabling it elsewhere.
We’ll start with this option because it’s a great middle ground for saving PC resources and fast search speed. To do this, Open the Start menu and type Indexing. Click on Indexing Options.
Once in the Indexing Options page, you’ll see a list that shows all included and excluded locations for indexing. This will include your Start Menu, Internet Explorer History, and most importantly, the Users folder and everything inside it. This means everything like your documents, downloads, pictures, and videos folders.
These folders could contain a lot of files you rarely look at. If that’s the case, you should choose to turn off indexing. Click Modify, then on the new page, scroll down to the ticked Users folder and untick it. After, click OK. Take note that there may be multiple Users folders, so make sure you find the one that is ticked.
You can take it further by clicking the drop down arrow on the Users folder and unticking individual folders. This could be useful, for example, if you visit my documents a lot, but rarely touch the other folders.
If you keep adding files to each folder, the indexing will continue, wasting more resources, so it’s best to switch this off for folders you rarely enter to save system resources.
Turn Off Outlook Search Indexing
By default, Microsoft Outlook doesn’t appear in the search indexing page. We need to go through Microsoft Outlook instead. So, open Outlook, then click File – Options.
In the Options page, click the Search tab on the left and then click on the blue highlighted Indexing Options… button. Next, you’ll see a similar menu to before, but you’ll now see Microsoft Outlook in the list.
To turn off Outlook search indexing, first click Microsoft Outlook in the list to highlight it. Next, click Modify and then click the tick box in the new window to untick it. Finally, click OK.
Turn Off Windows Search Indexing For Specific Drives
If you want to turn off Windows search indexing for specific drives, you can do so with a different process. It’s recommended to turn off search indexing for drives you rarely touch, for example, backup drives.
To do it, first open the Start menu and type PC and click on This PC when it appears in the search results.
Next, right click a drive and click Properties.
On the General tab, click to uncheck Allow files on this drive to have contents indexed in addition to file properties at the bottom. After, click Apply.
You will be given the option to choose all files or just the drive itself. Make sure to select Apply changes to Drive X:\, subfolders and files. After, click OK.
The next step will take some time. Your PC will now apply this new attribute to every file on that drive. Thankfully, you can let it run in the background and it shouldn’t have a huge impact on your performance, unless you’re applying it to the drive you are using Windows on.
If any Access Denied messages appear, just click Ignore All – these are system files or other files that are currently being used.
Completely Disable Indexing
If you want to disable search indexing on Windows 10 completely, you must use another method. The methods above can stop search indexing for specific files and folders, but the search index service is still running.
This option is only recommended if Windows search is not working, or your CPU is really slow and running into performance issues. Follow the steps below to disable Windows search.
You can start by pressing Windows Key + R, typing services.msc and clicking OK.
Look for Windows Search in the list of services. To find it easier, click the Name button twice to organize alphabetically from Z-A. Double click Windows Search when you find it.
In the new tab that opens, click Stop to stop the Windows Search indexing service, and then click the Startup type dropdown box. In the list that appears, select Disabled. After, click Apply.
You can now restart your PC and Windows Search indexing will be disabled entirely.
If you notice any problems with search performance, you can consider turning it back on again.
