Enabling this policy allows you to specify a list of paths to index by default. The user may override these paths and exclude them from indexing. On a per-user basis this policy setting will work only if a protocol handler referencing a SID-based user scope such as MAPI is specified. File system paths that do not reference a specific SID will not be included for indexing if these are only specified in the Group Policy under "User Configuration." To include a file system path for indexing please specify the file system path to be indexed under the "Computer Configuration" Group Policy.
Policy path:
Windows Components\Search
Scope:
User
Supported on:
Any version of Microsoft Windows with Windows Search 4.0 or later
Registry settings:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\DefaultIndexedPaths
Filename:
Search.admx