iFilter PDF search stops working on Windows 8 x64
Issue
Windows 8 64 bit provides native support for the PDF iFilter, which enables indexing PDFs so that they can be searched for specific text. Installing Acrobat or Reader 11.0 breaks this feature when it overwrites the Windows 8 native iFilter registry entry with the product registry entry.
How i fixed it:
Restore the registry entry to the Windows 8 native entry as follows:
1. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\PersistentHandler. Create the key if it does not exist.
2. Verify that the value is 1AA9BF05-9A97-48c1-BA28-D9DCE795E93C. If the Acrobat or Reader install overwrote the entry with F6594A6D-D57F-4EFD-B2C3-DCD9779E382E, return it to its original value.
3.If you have any third-party PDF iFilters installed, reinstall them.
4.Restart the Windows Search service:
a.Go to Task Manager > Services.
b.Select WSearch.
c.Right-click, and then choose Restart.
I found this solution here: http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/pdf-search-breaks-110-install.html
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