


The Windows Search Protocol enables a client to communicate with a server that is hosting a WSS, both to issue queries and to enable an administrator to manage the indexing server.

The WSS organizes the extracted features of a collection of documents. Windows Search is composed of three components: Windows Search replaces Windows Desktop Search (WDS), which was available as an add-in for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Windows Search is a standard component of Windows 7 and Windows Vista, and is enabled by default. Windows Search is a desktop search platform that has instant search capabilities for most common file types and data types, and third-party developers can extend these capabilities to new file types and data types.
