Windows 10: Search icon button disabled

I have been attempting to repair my taskbar but this requires access to the search button located on the taskbar and/or in settings.

I click on my search icon on the taskbar and it brings up a what I call a hollow pop-up area or a shadow of a box that covers 2/3 of the screen but is not accessible.

Cortana icon on Taskbar works. File explorer icon works. Task View icon works. Even the back arrow works. I do not have any search option. Strange, what do i do to fix this?

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Search Box Reduced to Magnifying Glass Icon

Hi,

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps to change the settings to show the search icon.

• 
  Right click on the search bar
  
• 
  Click on search
  
• 
  Check show search icon
  

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance with Windows related issues. We will be happy to help.

 

Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
3. Select add someone else on this PC.
4. Enter a user name and hit next.
5. Click on Finish.
6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.

 

Disable Search Button

Hi,
mcw1260. There is no option to disable the search button on your Lumia phone. We'd recommend posting it as a suggestion here:

http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions. Let us know if you have other questions. ^_^