Windows 10 Search Issue

[UrBaN963]

So I'm not 100% sure when this started but I think within the last 2 weeks.

Windows search does not work at all. Usually I would push the Windows key and then just type in whatever I wanted to launch, like Teams or Netflix or a document name or whatever and it would pull it up. That no longer works.

If I open File Explorer and search within Documents for example, that does work.

Indexing is on and I have rebuilt the index.

Windows Search Service is running.

Windows 10 1903.

 

[justplain]

Cant offer any clever solutions.
Perhaps the obvious question is whether you've considered going to 1909 or 2004 ?

 

[UrBaN963]

Yea maybe that's the right solution.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

im a MAC guy but for the last month and a bit i have a windows 10 PC at home as well now for gaming
and this is why i create a restore point every single week and never miss one, Winblows is just too unpredictable

 

[N@t3]

After updating to 1903 , windows start and search dont work, tried dism repair in power shell and scan in windows with no luck , seems I will have to create a new profile and test from there.

 

[|tera|]

I use the official ISO and do an in-place upgrade. Did this from Vista days.

Way faster to upgrade your build.

 

[RedViking]

There was a bug at some point that was eventually fixed.

Update to latest available version? Restart PC after updates and check then.

 

[RedViking]

Related to this?

Windows Search down for many — here's the fix

Windows Search is showing nothing but a blank box for many users.

www.windowscentral.com

The temporary fix was this:

How to Disable Bing in the Windows 10 Start Menu

Tired of those web searches in the Start menu? Here's how to get rid of them.

www.howtogeek.com

 

[|tera|]

Related to this?

Windows Search down for many — here's the fix

Windows Search is showing nothing but a blank box for many users.

www.windowscentral.com

That's in February. He'd have to be a few updates behind to be effected.

 

[RedViking]

That's in February. He'd have to be a few updates behind to be effected.

Then Google Windows 1903 Search not Working, did the solutions work OP?

 

[Napalm2880]

Related to this?

Windows Search down for many — here's the fix

Windows Search is showing nothing but a blank box for many users.

www.windowscentral.com

The temporary fix was this:

How to Disable Bing in the Windows 10 Start Menu

Tired of those web searches in the Start menu? Here's how to get rid of them.

www.howtogeek.com

This irritated me for ages. My work laptop was blocked from accessing the bing servers but that didn't stop windows from spending an age trying to contact them. Haven't read the article but I managed to resolve by changing some registry settings.

 

[Hemps]

msdt.exe -ep WindowsHelp id SearchDiagnostic

Run in powershell

Fix problems in Windows Search - Windows Client

Provides troubleshooting options for problems that affect the search results for the Windows Search feature in Windows 11 and Windows 10.

docs.microsoft.com

 

[backstreetboy]

Just use Everything search https://www.voidtools.com/. Windows search is slow and useless.

 

[UrBaN963]

Haven't been able to do Windows Updates as they're deployed by WSUS and I haven't been to the office.

Tried various fixes with no results as of yet. It's a weird one, can't even search within Netflix, it just doesn't register keystrokes in the search bar.

Will go to the office on Monday and see if I can resolve with Windows Updates.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

im a MAC guy but for the last month and a bit i have a windows 10 PC at home as well now for gaming
and this is why i create a restore point every single week and never miss one, Winblows is just too unpredictable

Tjom, dit gaan jou fokkol help nie.

Best to just clone the whole drive.

 

[Rocket-Boy]

im a MAC guy but for the last month and a bit i have a windows 10 PC at home as well now for gaming
and this is why i create a restore point every single week and never miss one, Winblows is just too unpredictable

Funny I find the exact opposite of Mac. My MBP is less than a year old and the most unreliable laptop I have every owned.
I got it back from repairs yesterday after they replaced the entire lower case, keyboard and battery. The old battery swelled and caused the cases to deform.
It also does the Mac equivalent of bluescreening really often, its been years since I had that on my windows gaming rig.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Funny I find the exact opposite of Mac. My MBP is less than a year old and the most unreliable laptop I have every owned.
I got it back from repairs yesterday after they replaced the entire lower case, keyboard and battery. The old battery swelled and caused the cases to deform.
It also does the Mac equivalent of bluescreening really often, its been years since I had that on my windows gaming rig.

i have a mid 2013 and its on 24hrs a day, i have never had a millisecond trouble with mine
good luck

 

[Rickster]

Windows search is slow and useless.

You clearly dont have a NVMe.

 

[backstreetboy]

You clearly dont have a NVMe.

Lol don't need one with Everything. It's fast even on a floppy disk.

 

[Solarion]

This last update just messed with my PC and made searching for stuff difficult. The search feature hangs/freezes.

Lately Microsoft are just dropping balls all over the place. That file deletion bug was a huge **** up and now people are having permissions problems with accounts. Are they in trouble maybe or going broke?