Default indexed paths

Policy ID
DefaultIndexedPaths_2
Scope
User Configuration
Supported on
Any version of Microsoft Windows with Windows Search 4.0 or later
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › Search

Description

Enabling this policy allows you to specify a list of paths to index by default. The user may override these paths and exclude them from indexing. On a per-user basis, this policy setting will work only if a protocol handler referencing a SID-based user scope, such as MAPI, is specified. File system paths that do not reference a specific SID will not be included for indexing if these are only specified in the Group Policy under "User Configuration." To include a file system path for indexing, please specify the file system path to be indexed under the "Computer Configuration" Group Policy.

Options

  • Default Indexed Paths

Registry

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