Windows 8.1 much slower search than windows 8 & unfriendly

fredphoesh

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Hi Mark,


IMO 8.1 is a disappointment, particularly with regard to search which has become very much less functional...

The search in Wn 8.1 is much slower and you cannot navigate properly with a keyboard, so if you enter text info, you have to wait a long time sometimes, and also sometimes have to mouse about wasting more time... see a you tube video I just made to show how slow and clunky it is. windows 8 1 search is worse than windows 8 0 - YouTube

I can't see why a setting in control panel would take 22 seconds to find on a very fast computer!

Anyone else getting this?
tx
Mark.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win8
Please fill in your computer specs, including antivirus software, and was your a clean install or an upgrade? My computer, specs in signature doesnt show the sympthoms you describe, even a lower specced computer c2d 3ghz/4gb runs windows 8.1 flawless.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.4GHZ
    Motherboard
    Lenovo Mahobay
    Memory
    16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG L192WS
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900@60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 Pro
    Seagate ST31000524AS
    PSU
    Corsair HX620
    Case
    Thermaltake V4
    Cooling
    CoolerMaster Hyper212+
    Keyboard
    Dell SK-8115
    Mouse
    Razer Copperhead
    Internet Speed
    100Mbit up/dn
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    MSE (Built-In Windows 8)
i have to agree, it is not a good as it was in win8 fur sure !
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win8.1.1 enterprise
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Hinze57
    CPU
    AMD FX 6100 6core 3.30gHz
    Motherboard
    gigibyte ga-78lmy-s2p
    Memory
    4gig ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radon hd5000 Series
    Sound Card
    onboard realtek hd
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" viewsonic/ 22"Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    128gig ssd Kingston
    80gig WD 10000 rpm spinner
    Case
    micro
    Keyboard
    microsoft curve 200
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless M215
    Internet Speed
    high speed 20
    Browser
    ie 11
    Antivirus
    windows defender
    Other Info
    updated enterprise apr 2/14
Necroposting and repeat posting but I think it's worth it ...

I too had unreasonably slow Windows Search in Windows 8.1. For me the solution was to delete

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\edb.chk

I noticed that this file's description said it contained recovered file fragments so I just nuked it as an experiment. It worked! I guess if the search index gets corrupted then it goes and finds the corruptions and recovers them to this file. And then doesn't use them very intelligently, evidently. Humph. When I deleted mine it was only 8 Kb (yes, Kb, not Mb!) but once it was gone, indexing was free to run at its old accustomed normal speed. Rebuilding the entire index also generally solves the problem, but that can take hours and you lose indexing capacity in the meantime.

Might work for you, give it a try. Moving the file to the Recycle Bin was sufficient, so you can always restore it to its original location if the trick doesn't work.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 x64
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