Fix Outlook Stop Indexing and Search Result Incomplete Issue After June 2017 Updates?

Introduction

In early June, Microsoft has identified an issue with an update for Outlook. Outlook users encounter a fails when they search for messages, You get the incomplete results, or a with a message “something went wrong ” when you try to search for messages. This update has brought the fire on the internet.  All the technical forums have been overloaded with this issue. and people still could not get the right fix.

So for the user’s ease, I came up with this blog to fix the issues like

1. Error: Outlook Search Not working
2. Something went wrong
3. Search results may be incomplete because items are still being indexed,

Lots of Clients all over the world reporting that after installing Microsoft’s June 2017 updates, searching for email using Outlook is broken.

After the updates, When you do a search in Outlook, instead of instantly showing the results, it pops up :

Something went wrong and your search couldn’t be completed.

Or

Search results may be incomplete because items are still being indexed. 

I have already written the blog to resolve Outlook Search Issue. There you will get all the solutions to get rid of all the  Outlook Search Problem.

Fx the issue Search results may be incomplete because items are still being indexed

1. Rebuild index
2. Disable Windows Search
3. Uninstall the problematic update

For the detailed steps Rebuild index, and Disable Windows Search.

you can check out the blog to fix Outlook search problem  

The main updates which were solely responsible for this major problem are  

• Outlook 2016 –
• Outlook 2013–&
• Outlook 2010–
• Outlook 2007;KB3191898

To uninstall the update, follow the below steps

Step 1) Open Control Panel,

Step 2) Go to Programs > View installed updates, and find the update listed above.

Step 3) click Uninstall button.

Once the update is uninstalled just restart the computer.

If you use Window Service Update Service to distribute Windows Updates, then you can mark the update for removal in Window Service Update Service so the update can be removed automatically next time when the user’s computer goes online and checks Window Service Update Service for new updates.

There are chances, that you may still need to rebuild the index after uninstalling the update. You basically need to rebuild when Outlook still there are a number of items left being indexed.

Also Read: Fix MS Outlook Error 0x80040900 by using the PST File Recovery Tool.

Hope with this blog you are able to fix Outlook Stop Indexing and Search Result Incomplete Issue After June 2017 Updates. 

About The Author:

Simran Bhatia

Simran Bhatia is a technical content writer engaged in writing clear, concise, and SEO-optimized content. With a background in computer science and a passion for writing, I thrive to deliver complex technical content in simple layman terms.