How To Disable Indexing Of Encrypted Files In Windows 10

This tutorial will show you how to disable indexing of encrypted files in Windows 10.
This tutorial should work for all major computer hardware manufactures that include Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10 in their products (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung, and so forth).
By default, Windows will use the index when searching to give you faster search results. The search index only includes your selected locations. These locations can be filtered for what file types (extensions), file properties, and file contents you want indexed.
The index uses the Windows Search service and runs as the Searchindexer.exe process in the background. The index will automatically rebuild and update for changes made to the included locations since the last index rebuild to increase search result accuracy. By default, the indexing speed is reduced due to user activity. If the computer is running idle, then the indexing speed will go back to full speed to finish indexing faster.
Windows Search 4.0 and higher fully supports indexing encrypted files on local file systems by EFS, enabling users to index and search the properties and contents of encrypted files. Users can manually configure Windows Search to include encrypted files, or administrators can configure this with Group Policy. Windows Search ensures that only users with the correct permissions can search the content of encrypted files by honoring ACLs and by restricting access to users with decryption permissions for the files. Additionally, Windows Search restricts access to encrypted files to local searches only; Windows Search does not return encrypted files in search results when the query is initiated remotely.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off to index encrypted files for all users in Windows 10.

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[@chetnanf1611]

Hey sir,
actually i am facing problem while copy pasting, whenever I tried to copy and paste on my desktop screen same time data was pasted with an encrypted lock icon at the corner. Once I had enabled encryption option > advance> properties after that I am facing it again and again. Even I resolve it manually but not for forever.
please guide me.
waiting for your response :)

[@siddharth6043]

Same problem

[@hazik_3606]

Yh any solutions?

[@powergenius5875]

Any solution

[@johnallensaynes3312]

Open File Explorer and browse to your user profile folder C:\Users\user_name. You should see gold padlock icon over the desktop item. Just right-click it and select File ownership -> Personal. hope this helps you

[@antelayitey1339]

Thank you

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Glad it helped!

[@siddharth6043]

Someone sent efs file logo, I tried to open . Followed online method. Can't open . Finally I got lock symbol for all created and download new files . No bitlocker used . No encryption option showing in my setting menu . Win 10 64

[@nathanielmanlapaz2968]

same

[@yapyongliang7665]

thank you

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Your welcome!