How to close SearchProtocolHost.exe program running? How to disable Windows 10

How to close SearchProtocolHost.exe program running? How to disable Windows 10

What process is SearchProtocolHost.exe?

SearchProtocolHost.exe takes up a lot of CPU in the task manager. Some users suspect that this is a virus or a Trojan horse program?

In Win10 system, there are often pop-up boxes prompting SearchProtocolHost.exe error, what is going on?

In fact, SearchProtocolHost.exe is the indexing program of the Win10 desktop search engine. It will automatically scan the file name, attribute information and file content of a given category in the index location when it is idle.

right now,Chen WeiliangThe blog makes a detailed analysis and solution on the Win10 pop-up window prompting SearchProtocolHost.exe error.

Cause Analysis

SearchProtocolHost.exe error window, through practice found that it is generally due to the installation of some interference with the program runningsoftware, resulting in frequent errors.

Solution One

Because the indexing service is not very useful for ordinary users, and users report that SearchProtocolHost.exe and SearchIndexer.exe will occupy more system resources.

Then we can disable the Windows Search service in the service to prevent SearchProtocolHost.exe from running.

• In the run dialog enter services.msc You can enter the service list to disable the Windows Search service.

Solution two

• Use a clean boot to rule out software interfering with SearchProtocolHost.exe.

Clean boot, text tutorial:

1. Enter during run Msconfig Enter,
2. Then select "Selective startup" on the General tab, and uncheck "Load startup items",
3. And in the "Services" tab interface, "Hide all microsoft services" then disable all, and apply,
4. After restarting, try again to see if the error window of SearchProtocolHost.exe pops up, and then find the interfering program.

Please Note

• You must be logged on to the computer as an administrator to perform a clean boot.
• Some functionality may be temporarily lost when you perform a clean boot.These functions resume when you start your computer in the normal way.However, if the problem persists, you may receive the original error message or may experience the original behavior.
• If the computer is already connected to the network, the network policy setting prevents you from performing the following steps.We strongly recommend that you do not use the System Configuration Utility to change advanced startup options on your computer unless asked to do so by a Microsoft support engineer.Because doing so may render the computer unusable.

Clean Boot Tutorial (Recommended)

Follow these steps to perform a clean boot:

1. From Start, search for msconfig.
2. Select from search resultsSystem Configuration.
3. OnSystem ConfigurationdialogServicestab, tap or click to selectHide all Microsoft servicescheckbox, then tap or clickDisable all.
4. OnSystem Configurationdialogstart uptab, tap or clickOpen task manager.
5. in Task Managerstart uptab, for each startup item, select the startup item and clickDisabled.
6. Close the Task Manager.
7. OnSystem Configurationdialogstart uptab, tap or clickdetermine, then restart your computer.

1. Press Win+R to open Run.
   

2. Type in the search box msconfig, then tap or click"Msconfig".
3. On the Services tab in the System Configuration dialog box, tap or click to select the Hide all Microsoft services check box, then tap or click Disable All.
4. On the Startup tab of the System Configuration dialog box, click Open Task Manager.
5. On the Startup tab of Task Manager, for each startup item, select the startup item and click Disable.
6. Close the Task Manager.
7. On the Startup tab of the System Configuration dialog box, click or click OK, and then restart the computer.

1. Log on to the computer with an account with administrator privileges.
2. Click on"Start", 在"Start Search"type in the box msconfig.exe, and then press Enter to start the System Configuration Utility.
   NotesIf you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or confirm it.
3. On the General tab, click Selective Startup, and then click to clear the Load startup items check box. ("Use original Boot.ini"Check boxes are not available. )
4. On"Serve"tab, click to select"Hide all Microsoft services"checkbox, and then click"Disable all".

   Notes Follow this step to keep Microsoft services running.These services include network connectivity, plug and play, event logging, error reporting, and other services.If you disable these services, all restore points may be permanently deleted.Don't do this if you want to use the System Restore utility with an existing restore point.

5. Click on"determine", then click"Restart".

Under the Windows system, many process users do not know what they are used for, so users are often confused with those Trojan horse viruses. After understanding what process SearchProtocolHost.exe is, the user will be prompted for SearchProtocolHost. exe error problem, the solution is very simple.