Searching through registry takes forever after November Windows 10 update and results in a crash.

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

We would be glad to help you with the issue you are facing today. I understand the difficulty with the problem.

Method: 1

Run the Search and Indexing Troubleshooter to diagnose the exact issue.

Follow the steps mentioned below.

a. Press “Windows key + Q”.

b. Type “Troubleshooting” without quotes in the Search box and hit enter.

c. Select “View all” option from the left panel.

d. Select “Search and Indexing”.

e. Follow the on-screen instructions to run the troubleshooter.

Method 2:

I would suggest you to run System File Check (SFC), and then check if this fixes the issue.

Follow the steps:

a. Press “Windows Key + Q” button from the keyboard.

b. Type “Command Prompt” without quotes in the search box.

c. On the left pane, right click on the “Command Prompt” option and select “Run as Administrator”.

d. Type “sfc /scannow” without quotes and hit enter (There should be space between sfc and /).

Note: It may ask for windows installation DVD to fix and to enable SFC to make more than minor repairs. Some files saved on your computer might get deleted when fixing corrupted files.

Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.

Thank you.

Apparently this issue was already reported by numerous people since the last big update and sfc /scannow doesn't help. It says that no issues have been found.

Hi Celador,

We appreciate your time and effort for getting back to us.

Try the following methods and check if it helps:

Method 1:

I suggest you to run the System Maintenance troubleshooter.

Follow the below steps:

1.      Type troubleshooting in the search bar. 

2.      Select Troubleshooting.

3.      Select View all on the top left corner.

4.      Click on System Maintenance.

5.      Follow the on-screen instructions to run the troubleshooter.

If the issue persists then follow the below method.

Method 2:

I would suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue persists.

Refer to the following Microsoft article and look under the section: Set up accounts to create a new user account.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-my/windows-10/getstarted-set-up-accounts

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.

Same problem here with latest Windows 10 x64.

Searching in registry with regedit seems to be ultra slow as it takes forever.

Hello, same problem here with Windows 10 Enterprise x64.

The only solution I've found so far is to copy/paste regedt32 from /Windows/system32/ to somewhere else and run it manually.

Hope this works for you.

Also as an alternative you can try this one from O&O

https://www.oo-software.com/en/ooregeditor