Windows 10: Start and search bar not working

Discus and support Start and search bar not working in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; My start and search bar will not work at random. Sometimes I will turn my laptop on and they will work, sometimes they won't and I need to turn my... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by VaniaRolon, Jan 22, 2021.

  1. Start and search bar not working


    My start and search bar will not work at random. Sometimes I will turn my laptop on and they will work, sometimes they won't and I need to turn my laptop off and turn it on again. I can still search for programs if I press the Windows key on my keyboard, however, just now I searched for the snipping tool and even though I would find it, it would not open. I restarted the laptop and now both the start and search bar are working, but the snipping tool still won't open. I have no idea what is going but this is the first time I am having issues with any version of Microsoft

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    VaniaRolon, Jan 22, 2021
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  2. Search Bar/Cortana

    Hello,

    Thank you for posting your concern here in Microsoft Community and welcome to the Windows 10 family.

    From the description, I understand that you are still receiving the pop up notifications, despite having disabled the search functionality in windows 10.

    Steps to disable the Search Bar

    • Right click on the task bar.
    • Select the "Search" option.
    • Select "Disable."
    However, if the above steps don't work out, perform the below suggested steps and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

    Open a CMD window started as Administrator.

    Repair corruption: Dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth.

    Run this command next: Sfc /scannow

    Now run these two commands:

    PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

    Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*SystemApps*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

    Hope the above information was helpful.

    Thank You.
     
    Sayan_Ghosh, Jan 22, 2021
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  3. Start button and search bar not working

    Problem that start button and search do not work has NOT been resolved. I have tried the steps suggested in previous answers but this has not worked. Altogether very frustrating and a big turn off to my opinion of Windows 10. HELP!

    Original Title: MikeKetley
     
    MichaelKetley, Jan 22, 2021
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  4. Start and search bar not working

    Please i need help my start button and the search bar is not working.

    Hi,



    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



    I understand your concern, and we in Community will try to find the best possible resolution to your problem.



    Method 1:

    Start button not working

    This issue can be fixed by Windows Updates.Please refer to the suggestions by Sharath Srinivasa replied on January 23, 2015 in the link given below.

    Start menu doesn’t appear



    Method 2:

    For search bar not working.

    This could be due to some issues with the “Windows Search” service on the computer and due to which Windows is not able to start this service. Let me know, which troubleshooter you ran to find the root cause of the issue. Is it the “Search and Indexing”
    Troubleshooter? If yes, did you try the suggestions given by the troubleshooter and check if that helps?



    If you haven’t tried the “Search and Indexing” Troubleshooter, then I would suggest you to try that first and let’s know the details. You may also try its suggestions and check the status.



    Run the Search and Indexing Troubleshooter



    This troubleshooter is an automated Windows 8.1 inbuilt tool which finds and fixes the common issues with the Windows Search and Indexing settings. Perform these steps to run this tool and check if that helps.



    • Press “Windows Logo” + “W” keys from the keyboard.
    • Type “Troubleshooting” in the search bar and press “Enter”.
    • In the “Troubleshooting” window, click on “View All” on the left pane.
    • Click on “Search and Indexing”.
    • Click on “Advanced” and then click on “Run as Administrator”.
    • Click “Next” and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the troubleshooting process.


    If that doesn’t help, then check the status of the “Windows Search” service from the Service Console. Please follow these steps:



    • Press “Windows Logo” + “R” keys on the keyboard to open the “Run” command box.
    • Type “Services.msc” in the “Run” command box and press “Enter”.
    • In the “Services” window, search for the Windows Search service, right click on it and the click on “Properties” from its context menu.
    • In the properties window, check if the service is started, if not click on “Start”.
    • Also, make sure that the “Startup Type” is set as “Automatic”.
    • Click on “Apply” and then “OK”.
    • Now, check if the issue still persists.
    You can also refer to the suggestion by Paulsey from the following link and check if it helps.

    Critical Error – Start menu and Cortana aren’t working. We’ll try to fix it the next time you sign in.

    Hope it helps. Let us know if you need help.

    Regards,
     
    Rajeshwari_Patil, Jan 22, 2021
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