Windows 8.1 Search not working

Hello Everyone, and a happy New Year,
I have just installed windows 8.1 pro on my work machine as I like the OS but for some reason the search doesn't search any settings files? I have had a look online and have tried re-indexing and checking permissions but to no avail. I have windows 8.1 pro
at home and have never had this problem before, has anyone out there experienced this?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Liam

Hi,
It seems that your data file was corrupted.
Please perform the following steps to check the result.
1.Open Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc
2.On Processes Tab,click “Microsoft Windows Search Indexer”,then right-click “End Task”
3.Go to the directory C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search
4.Delete the folder “Data”.You will directly see a new folder named “Data”
Now the issue is fixed.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Kelvin hsu
TechNet Community Support

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