How to Turn Off Cidaemon.Exe

Windows XP uses the Cidaemon.exe process as part of Windows Explorer's search companion file indexing service. When turned on, Cidaemon.exe allows for accurate search results due to continuous background indexing of new files. However, Cidaemon.exe also has the potential to adversely affect the performance of your computer due to the heavy memory and CPU usage. To turn off Cidaemon.exe, you must disable the search companion file indexing service.


Instructions

1. Press “Windows-E” to open Windows Explorer.

2. Click the “Search” button on top of the Windows Explorer window.


3. Click the “Change Preferences” option on the right-side of the Windows Explorer window. Next, click the “Without Indexing Service” option.

4. Click the radio button next to “No, Do Not Enable Indexing Service.”

5. Click the “OK” button to turn off the search companion indexing service.

6. Press “Ctrl-Alt-Delete” to open the Task Manager. Next, click the “Processes” tab. Cidaemon.exe will no longer be displayed among any active processes that are running on your computer.


Tips & Warnings

Turning off Cidaemon.exe prevents the search companion from detecting unindexed files on your computer.



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