Windows uses the index to perform very fast searches of the most common files on your computer. By default, all of the most common files on your

computer are indexed. Index location include all folders included in libraries, e mail, and offline files. The index stores information about files, including the file name, date modified, and properties like author, tags, and rating

1. Go to Start menu and click on Control panel to open indexing option
2. Then find the indexing option icon and double click on it
3. Next click on Modify
4. In the Indexed Locations dialog, under the section Change preferred locations you can browse and check mark all folders that you want to include for indexing on your computer
5. If you can’t see all locations on your computer in the list, then click on Show all locations
6. Then it will prompt for administrator password or confirmation
7. All the preferred locations are listed in the section Summary of preferred locations
8. Click on OK to save the changes

Note that you should not index your entire computer, because it will make indexing slow. Also you will not be able to add removable locations to be included in the index