======Microsoft - Windows - Search - Notes======


=====Search not indexing XLSX and PPTX=====

// Tested on Windows Server 2019.//

:!: A complete reindex is required after this, search will be unavailable until this reindex is completed! :!:

Install the Office 2010 Filter Pack:
  - [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17062|Microsoft Download Center - Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Packs]]
  - [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/description-of-office-2010-filter-pack-sp2-9028debe-4413-aa15-580e-40d9dd718e45|Microsoft Support - Description of Office 2010 Filter Pack SP2]]: [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39668|Microsoft Download Center - Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack (KB2687447) 64-Bit Edition]]
  - The latest update from the [[https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=Office%202010%20filter%20pack|Microsoft Update Catalog - Office 2010 Filter Pack]]

Then make sure that both .pptx and .xlsx are checked under Control Panel -> Small/Large Icons view -> Indexing Options -> Advanced -> "File Types" tab:

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Source: [[https://www.mcbsys.com/blog/2012/12/index-microsoft-office-files-for-windows-search-on-server-2012/|MCB Systems - Index Microsoft Office Files for Windows Search on Server 2012]]