Windows could not start the Windows Search service on Local Computer

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I am trying to turn on Windows indexing service by following one of the answer in this question

I got this error message:

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Windows could not start the Windows Search service on Local Computer.
Error 21: The device is not ready.

What's the actual problem?  What do I need to do to fix it?

user4951

Posted 2019-11-21T17:08:33.150

Reputation: 3 015

Try opening command prompt as an admin and run system file checker: sfc /scannow. If this doesn't help, event logs might hold additional information. – Gašper Čefarin – 2019-11-21T18:33:33.327

Answers

2

Open Start menu/screen

Type:

Windows Search

Select:

Find and fix problems with Windows Search

Follow the instructions to resolve your specific circumstance

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Moab

Posted 2019-11-21T17:08:33.150

Reputation: 54 203

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