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When installing Sumatra PDF, I see the Let Windows Desktop Search search for PDF documents option.

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What does the Let Windows Desktop Search search for PDF documents option in Sumatra PDF do? Does that mean that Windows Desktop Search would use Sumatra PDF to be able to index/search content from all PDFs on the user's computer?

Franck Dernoncourt
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Selecting the Let Windows Desktop Search search for PDF documents option during the Sumatra PDF installation will install an IFilter that will allow Microsoft's search engine to index PDF files, using Sumatra PDF to access the content of a PDF file.

FYI: Is the Sumatra IFilter better than Windows 10 default?

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