Stop SearchHost.exe from running?


Not working, because you continue to see WebView2 processes under SearchHost.exe? Someone cross-posted this thread to Reddit about a month ago, and it worked for them.
 

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Windows search acts like a normal process if Edge, Webview, Defender, CoPilot, SmartScreen, and all the other datamining code is removed or disabled. At least until the next update.. but there's a way around that too. Searchhost.exe never even starts, because it's just a shell to send your data to microsoft, whether you want it to or not.
 

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garlin said:
Not working, because you continue to see WebView2 processes under SearchHost.exe? Someone cross-posted this thread to Reddit about a month ago, and it worked for them.
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Exactly. The behaviour is exactly the same after the reg edit.
 

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Hannay said:
Exactly. The behaviour is exactly the same after the reg edit.
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Are you able to use the fix TairikuOkami posted previously in this thread?
 

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Alternative: get NetLimiter (not free) firewall and it will notify you when SearchHost.exe tries to go online and you can block it (which is why I ended up here - to see if blocking it has any repercussions).
 

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Levitate11 said:
Are you able to use the fix TairikuOkami posted previously in this thread?
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Yes, but this fix totally breaks the search.
My solution: I deleted Webview with AveYo Script. It lets the minimum trace of webview installed on the PC so everything else works. I just need to update it manually.
 

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Rename the file msedgewebview2.exe to msedgewebview2 in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\146.0.3856.84 folder
Activate the FILE NAME EXTENSIONS by right clicking and selecting SHOW file name extensions
You should be logged in as adminsitrator
 

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Searchost.exe takes 0% CPU time on mine, and 34MB of RAM. As such I have no interest in disabling it.
Total RAM use by all items under 'Search' (7) in task manager: 138MB.

I find being able to
- search Settings
- use taskbar search or Win key S
- find files instantly by content

extremely useful.

Your needs may differ of course.
 

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