Windows 10: Search window didn't work, missing SearchUI.exe file

Dear All,
My latest Window 10 suddenly Search function didn't work, I click to search icon but nothing happens. I didn't see SearchUI.exe file in Task Manager. I tried many ways in below link but all of them didn't work:
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-fix-taskbar-search-not-working-windows-10?amp&fbclid=IwAR1luLQZc1L78II2P2yNGK41lc5askhilI2_dkp4etCXBhrhADZytfzMG20
Can someone help me to fix this one?

Thanks a lot!



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SearchUI.exe and Cortana missing Windows 10

Hi

I have Windows 10 and both SearchUI.exe and Cortana are missing. I tried downloading all of the latest updates but it hasn't helped. I had tried initially launching them from the taskbar but they didn't respond, so that's when I checked for updates. They
still don't respond and I've used the troubleshooter and tried searching online for solutions with no joy. I checked the task manager process list which showed neither are there.

Can someone help with this?

Thanks

Ali

 

Windows 10 search not working - SearchUI.exe missing

When I try to access the Windows 10 search function (either by clicking on the bar in the task bar or starting to type in the start menu), nothing happens; The search "window" does not pop up.

I investigated on my own and found a few points that may cause this issue:

• I used SpyBot Anti-Beacon to prevent Windows (and Cortana) from accessing Bing and telemetry websites. Even when undoing all changes made by that program and restarting the computer, no changes are visible.
  
• Some group policies were modified via gpedit.msc which affect Cortana and the Windows Search. After resetting those policies to the default value ("Not Configured") and restarting, no changes are noticeable.
  
• The directory for Cortana in C:\Windows\SystemApps does not exist. This also means that a file named SearchUI.exe does not exist because it should be contained in that folder. The Task Manager neither shows a running process for SearchUI.exe nor for Cortana. When trying to reinstall all factory-set system apps in an elevated PowerShell instance with the command
  
  
  (which was found here) all apps except for Cortana are reinstalled. When executing Get-AppXPackage *cortana*, no package is found or output, but for example Get-AppXPackage *edge* yields a result.
  

I suppose the critical error is that SearchUI.exe (and, in fact, the whole remaining Cortana directory) is missing from the system. Even after running Windows Update and installing all available updates, the problem persists.

Is there any way I can restore the search feature to how it's supposed to be?

OS: Windows 10 Pro x64 (Build 14393.187)

 

Windows search not working - SearchUI.exe crashes

After WIndows Update installed updates on my PC on October 18th, the Windows Search crashes/does not work anymore. It is not possible to search in the Start screen, and the Windows Search crashes when I try to start in/search for something.

Has anyone else experienced this?

I have tried to create a new account and the problem persists.

I have also tried to these things:

• dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
• Powershell with get-appxpackage...
• Restarting Windows Search service

sfc /scannow can not procede and stopps with this error:

Beginning verification phase of system scan.

Verification 15% complete.

Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation.

This is on a Windows 10 Pro, version 1607, OS Build 14393.321, 64-bit. 16 GB memory, Intel i/-2600K CPU, and running on an SSD disk.

The Windows Event logger lists these entries every time I try to search:

Application Error:

Faulting application name: SearchUI.exe, version: 10.0.14393.321, time stamp: 0x57f4c5cf

Faulting module name: SearchUI.exe, version: 10.0.14393.321, time stamp: 0x57f4c5cf

Exception code: 0xc000027b

Fault offset: 0x0000000000174a85

Faulting process ID: 0x1a20

Faulting application start time: 0x01d22aefad4a2053

Faulting application path: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchUI.exe

Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchUI.exe

Report ID: 65fb96b2-9b21-40f8-bb28-5186541dc70a

Faulting package full name: Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_1.7.0.14393_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy

Faulting package-relative application ID: CortanaUI

Information:

Fault bucket 133399360155, type 5

Event Name: MoAppCrash

Response: Not available

Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:

P1: Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_1.7.0.14393_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy

P2: praid:CortanaUI

P3: 10.0.14393.321

P4: 57f4c5cf

P5: combase.dll

P6: 10.0.14393.187

P7: 57cf994f

P8: 80070570

P9: 00000000000ac587

P10:

Attached files:

\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER9A4B.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml

These files may be available here:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_Microsoft.Window_5e7326d841ab5e6646ec34d22527bc9ba5e017_62f32a10_1bc69d1a

Analysis symbol:

Rechecking for solution: 0

Report ID: 65fb96b2-9b21-40f8-bb28-5186541dc70a

Report Status: 0

Hashed bucket: 60f47ffbaecf6a405cc64ba5af437362

Application error:

Activation of application Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy!CortanaUI failed with error: The remote procedure call failed. See the Microsoft-Windows-TWinUI/Operational log for additional information.