When typing in the Search field in the Windows 7 Start Menu, I also get results from Outlook. When presenting, you often start my applications via a Search in the Start Menu as well. Obviously, we do not want to reveal my contacts and some other data that You’ve stored in Outlook to others when doing this.
How can you prevent the Search results to also reveal Outlook data in the Start Menu?
In situation privacy is a issue when you share a single logon for a computer and data is protected via passwords on pst-files; the Start Menu Search will then give easy access to get an impression of what is stored in any Outlook mail profile. While this registry modification does increase the difficulty of getting information via search results, it does not make it impossible.
If privacy is really an issue, use separate user logons for the computer or at least disable your mailbox from being indexed. You can disable indexing via;
How can you prevent the Search results to also reveal Outlook data in the Start Menu?
In situation privacy is a issue when you share a single logon for a computer and data is protected via passwords on pst-files; the Start Menu Search will then give easy access to get an impression of what is stored in any Outlook mail profile. While this registry modification does increase the difficulty of getting information via search results, it does not make it impossible.
If privacy is really an issue, use separate user logons for the computer or at least disable your mailbox from being indexed. You can disable indexing via;
- Click on File and then select Options
- Now chose "Search" option in left hand pane
- Now under sources click on the Indexing Options
- You need to click on the button Modify
- Uncheck the tick next to Outlook to disable search indexing in Outlook 2010
These steps can be followed in Windows Xp and Windows 7.
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