# Reprovision sharepoint search service

- Link: https://sharepointtechnicalsupport.com/2021/07/21/reprovision-sharepoint-search-service/
- Published: 2021-07-21T10:12:19+05:30
- Author: Deviprasad Panda

Reprovision sharepoint server search service when there is a situation where you
find status of sharepoint server search service in stopping state. When there is
an issue in [search service application](https://sharepointtechnicalsupport.com/category/service-application/)
and its component due to which sharepoint search is not working. You need to restart
service sharepoint server search. While restart, you find the sharepoint server 
search service stuck stopping state. In that case this post is helpful.

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## Restart sharepoint server search service

Run below script to restart or reprovision sharepoint server search [service](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/sharepoint-online-service-description/sharepoint-online-service-description).

    ```wp-block-code
    Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    $SearchServiceInstance = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance -Identity "WIN-Q2REPGHF9DU"
    Start-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance -identity $SearchServiceInstance # Wait for search service instance to come online
    do {$online = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance -identity $SearchServiceInstance; Write-Host "Waiting for service: " $online.Status}
    until ($online.Status -eq "Online")
    ```

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Once script started running, you will find the details as seen in figure below.

![sharepoint server search service status stopping](https://i0.wp.com/sharepointtechnicalsupport.
com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/6410f-sharepoint-server-search-service-status-stopping.
jpg?resize=584%2C199&ssl=1)

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The service sharepoint server serach will be stopped first, then will chanage to
state starating and finally will come to status as Started.

![sharepoint server search service](https://i0.wp.com/sharepointtechnicalsupport.
com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/d5043-sharepoint-server-search-service.jpg?resize
=584%2C169&ssl=1)

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