>I don't know if this will help.....and you might already know this....
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>SELECT * from Table with (index ( [ForceToUseThisIndex]))
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>That's static...it's not going to conditionally use it....so not sure if that will help
That works. However, to see what exactly it would recommand so to be able to grab it by itself, the only way I have found so far is to remove those related indexes it takes in the execution plan until it starts showing in green the related index that would fit. Then, I can recreate the individual index. After that, it is just a question of hoping that would remain. So far, it usually works.