Prevent indexing e-mail attachments

Enable this policy setting to prevent the indexing of the content of e-mail attachments. If enabled indexing service components (including non-Microsoft components) are expected not to index e-mail attachments. Consider enabling this policy if you are concerned about the security or indexing performance of non-Microsoft document filters (iFilters). This policy is disabled by default.

Policy path: 

Windows Components\Search

Scope: 

Machine

Supported on: 

Microsoft Windows Vista or any version of Windows with Windows Search 3.01 or later

Registry settings: 

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search!PreventIndexingEmailAttachments

Filename: 

Search.admx

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