Other Index Policy Settings
Table below lists some additional policy settings for configuring indexing in Windows 7. All the policy settings listed in this table are found in the following location:
Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Search
For detailed information concerning all policy settings for indexing, see the Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Group Policy Settings Reference, which can be obtained from the Microsoft Download Center at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/.
Policy settings for configuring the user search experience for Windows Explorer in Windows 7 are described in the section titled "Using Search" later in this tutorial.
Additional Group Policy Settings for Windows Search
Policy | Description |
Prevent Indexing E-mail Attachments | Enabling this policy setting prevents the indexing of the content of e-mail attachments. |
Prevent Indexing Microsoft Office Outlook | Enabling this policy setting prevents the indexing of all Outlook items, including messages, contacts, calendar items, notes, and so on. |
Prevent Indexing Public Folders | Enabling this policy setting prevents the indexing of Exchange Server public folders in Outlook 2003 or later versions when the user is running in cached mode and the Download Public Folder Favorites option is turned on. When this policy setting is set to Disabled or Not Configured, Outlook users have the option of indexing cached public folders. |
Prevent Displaying Advanced Indexing Options In The Control Panel | Enabling this policy setting will prevent users of targeted computers from being able to open Indexing Options in Control Panel to locally configure search and indexing settings on their computers. |
In this tutorial:
- Managing Search
- Search and Indexing Enhancements
- Search in Windows XP
- Search in Windows Vista
- Search in Windows 7
- Understanding the Windows Search Versions
- Search Versions Included in Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Search Versions Included in Windows Server 2008
- Search Versions Available for Earlier Versions of Windows
- How Windows Search Works
- Understanding Search Engine Terminology
- Windows Search Engine Processes
- Enabling the Indexing Service
- Windows Search Engine Architecture
- Understanding the Catalog
- Default System Exclusion Rules
- Understanding the FANCI Attribute
- Default Indexing Scopes
- Initial Configuration
- Understanding the Indexing Process
- Modifying IFilter Behavior
- How Indexing Works
- Rebuilding the index
- Viewing Indexing Progress
- Understanding Remote Search
- Managing Indexin
- Configuring the Index
- Configuring the Index Location Using Group Policy
- Configuring Indexing Scopes and Exclusions Using Group Policy
- Configuring Offline Files Indexing
- Configuring Indexing of Encrypted Files
- Configuring Indexing of Encrypted Files Using Control Panel
- Configuring Indexing of Similar Words
- Configuring Indexing of Text in TIFF Image Documents
- Other Index Policy Settings
- Using Search
- Configuring Search Using Folder Options
- Configuring What to Search
- Configuring How To Search
- Using Start Menu Search
- Searching Libraries
- Advanced Query Syntax
- Using Federated Search
- Deploying Search Connectors
- Troubleshooting Search and Indexing Using the Built-in Troubleshooter