For everyone else? You’ll likely never miss it. In fact, you’ll probably feel a strange, quiet relief. Your cursor moves snappier. Your hard drive stops thrashing. And when you need to find a file, you’ll either remember where you put it, or you’ll install Everything and realize Microsoft should have hired those developers years ago.

Have you already killed Windows Search? Or are you a loyal indexer? Let the debate begin in the comments.

Best for: Enforcing the setting so it cannot easily be re-enabled through standard settings. Warning: Editing the registry carries risks. Back up your data before proceeding.

For a surprising number of people, the answer is the latter.