Virtual Office/SaaS: The Windows Search Engine is currently disabled in Outlook 2016

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If you attempt to run a search for emails, contacts, items etc. in Outlook 2016 on Virtual Office or SaaS, you will receive the following message:

The Windows Search Engine is currently disabled. Outlook will not be able to provide fast search results using the Instant Search functionality unless this service is running.

Please contact your system administrator. 

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You can still run searches for these items in Outlook on Virtual Office or SaaS by marking the Do not show this message again box and clicking OK. Then proceed with your search. 

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