by XDK
5. December 2013 19:02
Exception:
TF400012: Full-text search failed. Contact your Team Foundation Server administrator or try the operation again. (Code 30046: SQL Server encountered error 0x8007042d while communicating with full-text filter daem
Explanation:
The full search in TFS 2012/2013 team project web application ended up with the above exception.

Solution:
Start "SQL Full-text Filter Daemon Launcher (MSSQLSERVER)" service on the data tier.