Fix Enumerating user sessions to generate filter pools failed in Windows 10

While similar, Windows search is independent from Cortana. A known error with Windows search is:

Enumerating user sessions to generate filter pools failed.

Enumerating User Sessions To Generate Filter Pools Failed

This error is more common with recently installed versions of Windows 10. Basically, with systems where Windows search hasn’t initiated yet. While in some situations, it simply halts Windows search, in others it restarts the system abruptly, thus making it a concern.

Causes

The causes could be an issue with the system’s registry, Windows search not being initialized correctly, and the SYSTEM account not being added to the DCOM security.

Try the following solutions one by one to resolve the issue:



Solution 1] Change the Startup type for the Windows search service

As mentioned earlier, it is possible that either Windows search has not been initialized or stops whenever the system restarts. Such a case points towards an incorrect Startup type.

1] Press Win + R to open the Run window and type the command services.msc. Press Enter to open the Service Manager.

Run Services

 

2] Locate the Windows Search service in the list which is arranged in alphabetical order.

Windows Searh Properties

 

3] Right-click on the service and select Properties.

4] Change the Startup type to Automatic and click on Start.

Automatic Start For Windoes Search Service

 

5] Click on Apply and then OK to save the settings and restart the system.

 

Solution 2] Change Windows Search registry entry

1] Press Win + R to open the Run window and type the command regedit. Press Enter to open the Registry Editor.

Regedit Run

 

2] Navigate to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search

3] In the right-pane, right-click on the Entry SetupCompletedSuccessfully. Select Modify.

Setupcompletesuccessfully

 

4] Change the value of Value data from 1 to 0 and click on OK to save the settings.

Edit Dword

Finally Reboot the system

 

Solution 3] Add SYSTEM to DCOM Security

1] Press Win + R to open the Run window and type the command dcomcnfg. Press Enter to open the Component Services window.

2] On the right-pane, double-click on Computers. Now, right-click on My Computer and then on Properties.

Component Services

 

 

3] In the CPM Security tab, select Edit limits to open the Access Permissions window.

 

Edit Limits

 

4] Click on ADD and then on Advanced in the next window.

Add Advanced

 

5] Click on Find now and it will display a list of search results.



6] Select SYSTEM from the list and it will add to the list of security limits.

 

Find Now System

 

 

7] Make sure all permissions for SYSTEM, like Local access, Remote access, etc are set to Allow.

 

Access Permissions

 

8] Click on OK to save the settings and reboot the system.

Check if it resolves the issue.