diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Languages/en.xaml b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Languages/en.xaml
index 6fdfaf7c1..64eeaf0cd 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Languages/en.xaml
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Languages/en.xaml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_indexsearchexcludedpaths_header">Index Search Excluded Paths</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_use_location_as_working_dir">Use search result's location as executable working directory</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_usewindowsindexfordirectorysearch">Use Index Search For Path Search</system:String>
-    <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_usewindowsindexfordirectorysearch_tooltip">Turning this on will return indexed directories/files faster, but if a directory/file is not indexed it will not show up. If a directory/file has been added to Index Search Excluded Path then it will still show up even if this option is on</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_manageindexoptions">Indexing Options</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_actionkeywordview_search">Search:</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_actionkeywordview_pathsearch">Path Search:</system:String>
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Settings.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Settings.cs
index f0023cc95..67c4061d4 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Settings.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Settings.cs
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
 
         public bool ShowWindowsContextMenu { get; set; } = true;
 
-        public bool UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch { get; set; } = false;
-
 
         public string SearchActionKeyword { get; set; } = Query.GlobalPluginWildcardSign;
 
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
             [Description("plugin_explorer_engine_everything")]
             Everything,
             [Description("plugin_explorer_path_enumeration_engine_none")]
-            Direct
+            DirectEnumeration
         }
 
         public enum IndexSearchEngineOption
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
index 4598d36d0..0fca0f018 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -309,12 +309,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.ViewModels
             Process.Start(psi);
         }
 
-        public bool UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch
-        {
-            get => Settings.UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch;
-            set => Settings.UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch = value;
-        }
-
         private ICommand _openEditorPathCommand;
 
         public ICommand OpenEditorPath => _openEditorPathCommand ??= new RelayCommand(_ =>
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Views/ExplorerSettings.xaml b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Views/ExplorerSettings.xaml
index 7ab91f053..d6971952e 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Views/ExplorerSettings.xaml
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Views/ExplorerSettings.xaml
@@ -161,11 +161,6 @@
                 <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Margin="30,10,0,0">
                     <StackPanel>
                         <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
-                            <CheckBox
-                                Margin="0,10,0,0"
-                                Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_usewindowsindexfordirectorysearch}"
-                                IsChecked="{Binding UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch}"
-                                ToolTip="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_usewindowsindexfordirectorysearch_tooltip}" />
                             <CheckBox
                                 Margin="0,10,0,0"
                                 HorizontalAlignment="Left"