Browsing, Search and Query data

This type of data includes details about web browsing, search and query activity in the Microsoft browsers and Cortana, and local file searches on the device.

Category Name

Examples

Microsoft browser data

Information about Address bar and search box performance on the device such as:
Text typed in address bar and search box
Text selected for Ask Cortana search
Service response time
Auto-completed text if there was an auto-complete
Navigation suggestions provided based on local history and favorites
Browser ID
URLs (which may include search terms)
Page title

On-device file query

Information about local search activity on the device such as:
Kind of query issued and index type (ConstraintIndex, SystemIndex)
Number of items requested and retrieved
File extension of search result user interacted with
Launched item kind, file extension, index of origin, and the App ID of the opening app.
Name of process calling the indexer and time to service the query.
A hash of the search scope (file, Outlook, OneNote, IE history)
The state of the indices (fully optimized, partially optimized, being built)