Visio Shape Search not working on Windows 11

Currently (early 2022) shape search not working correctly on Windows 11. Following is a fix you can apply to your computer that repairs this problem.
- Open the Services app. In the alphabetical list of services, find Windows Search.
- In the Properties window, on the General tab, change the Startup type to Manual. Select OK.
- In the alphabetical list, right-click Windows Search and select Stop.


- Open registry editor (regedit.exe).
- In the tree view on the left, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search\PluginResourceData
- Add a new DWORD (32-bit) key named: ShutoffThreshold
- Double-click the ShutoffThreshold element to edit it. Set Value data to ffffffff, then select OK.
- In the tree view on the left, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search\PluginResourceData\{FAEA5B46-761B-400E-B53E-E805A97A543E} , If {FAEA5B46-761B-400E-B53E-E805A97A543E} not exist then you can create it as shown in below screenshot.
- Double-click the PenaltyBox element to edit it. Set Value data to 0, then select OK.
- Close the registry editor.

- Go back to the Services app. In the alphabetical list of services, find Windows Search. Change the Startup type back to Automatic. Then right-click Windows Search and select Start.
- On the taskbar, select Search
, then enter Indexing Options in the search box. Under Best Match, select the Indexing Options control panel.
- In the Indexing Options dialog box, select Advanced. Then, under Troubleshooting, select Rebuild.Once indexing is complete, Shape search should start working properly again.
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