Prevent customization of indexed locations in Control Panel
If enabled Search and Indexing Options in Control Panel does not allow opening the Modify Locations dialog. Otherwise it can be opened. Disabled by default.
Prevent customization of indexed locations in Control Panel
If enabled Search and Indexing Options in Control Panel does not allow opening the Modify Locations dialog. Otherwise it can be opened. Disabled by default.
Prevent indexing when running on battery power to conserve energy
If enabled the indexer pauses whenever the computer is running on battery. If disabled the indexing follows the default behavior. Default is disabled.
Prevent clients from querying the index remotely
If enabled clients will be unable to query this computer’s index remotely. Thus when they are browsing network shares that are stored on this computer they will not search them using the index. If disabled client search requests will use this computer’s index. Default is disabled.
Disable indexer backoff
If enabled the search indexer backoff feature will be disabled. Indexing will continue at full speed even when system activity is high. If disabled backoff logic will be used to throttle back indexing activity when system activity is high. Default is disabled.
Allow indexing of encrypted files
This policy setting allows encrypted items to be indexed. If you enable this policy setting indexing will attempt to decrypt and index the content (access restrictions will still apply). If you disable this policy setting the search service components (including non-Microsoft components) are expected not to index encrypted items or encrypted stores. This policy setting is not configured by default. If you do not configure this policy setting the local setting configured through Control Panel will be used. By default the Control Panel setting is set to not index encrypted content. When this setting is enabled or disabled the index is rebuilt completely. Full volume encryption (such as BitLocker Drive Encryption or a non-Microsoft solution) must be used for the location of the index to maintain security for encrypted files.
Prevent adding UNC locations to index from Control Panel
Enabling this policy prevents users from adding UNC locations to the index from the Search and Indexing Options in Control Panel. Any UNC locations that have already been added to the index by the user will not be removed. When this policy is disabled or not configured users will be able to add UNC locations to the index. This policy has no effect if the Files on Microsoft Networks add-in is not installed. Disabled by default.
Prevent adding UNC locations to index from Control Panel
Enabling this policy prevents users from adding UNC locations to the index from the Search and Indexing Options in Control Panel. Any UNC locations that have already been added to the index by the user will not be removed. When this policy is disabled or not configured users will be able to add UNC locations to the index. This policy has no effect if the Files on Microsoft Networks add-in is not installed. Disabled by default.
Configure Scheduled Maintenance Behavior
Determines whether scheduled diagnostics will run to proactively detect and resolve system problems. If you enable this policy setting you must choose an execution level. If you choose detection and troubleshooting only Windows will periodically detect and troubleshoot problems. The user will be notified of the problem for interactive resolution. If you choose detection troubleshooting and resolution Windows will resolve some of these problems silently without requiring user input. If you disable this policy setting Windows will not be able to detect troubleshoot or resolve problems on a scheduled basis. If you do not configure this policy setting local troubleshooting preferences will take precedence as configured in the control panel. If no local troubleshooting preference is configured scheduled diagnostics are enabled for detection troubleshooting and resolution by default. No reboots or service restarts are required for this policy to take effect: changes take effect immediately. This policy setting will only take effect when the Task Scheduler service is in the running state. When the service is stopped or disabled scheduled diagnostics will not be executed. The Task Scheduler service can be configured with the Services snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console.
Troubleshooting: Allow users to access online troubleshooting content on Microsoft servers from the Troubleshooting Control Panel (via the Windows Online Troubleshooting Service – WOTS)
This policy setting allows users who are connected to the Internet to access and search troubleshooting content that is hosted on Microsoft content servers. Users can access online troubleshooting content from within the Troubleshooting Control Panel UI by clicking “Yes” when they are prompted by a message that states “Do you want the most up-to-date troubleshooting content?”If you enable or do not configure this policy setting users who are connected to the Internet can access and search troubleshooting content that is hosted on Microsoft content servers from within the Troubleshooting Control Panel user interface. If you disable this policy setting users can only access and search troubleshooting content that is available locally on their computers even if they are connected to the Internet. They are prevented from connecting to the Microsoft servers that host the Windows Online Troubleshooting Service.