Windows 10: My Window Search Bar does not work

Discus and support My Window Search Bar does not work in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; As the title says my window search bar/box doesnt function, I type a few letters the box becomes unresponsive and then resets. Ive looked at many... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Aidan L._, Jun 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM.

  1. Aidan L._ Win User

    My Window Search Bar does not work


    As the title says my window search bar/box doesnt function, I type a few letters the box becomes unresponsive and then resets. Ive looked at many guides on these forums to no avail, ive ran command prompts and powershell and nothing has even helped it, I dont want to reset my pc so im asking for some aid, appreciate the help.

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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.
     
  3. search does not work in task bar. DOES work in File Explorer

    Task bar search does not work and I have tried all of the recommended steps. Had to recently reinstall Windows 10 64b (preserved personal data) and the search has not worked since.

    Suggestions? Recommendations?

    Thx
     
    John Vacheresse, Jun 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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  4. jbailey8 Win User

    My Window Search Bar does not work

    HyperSLI (Enabling SLI on non-sli motherboards)

    To turn off windows updates in windows 7 follow these steps:

    Click the start button, in the search box type in 'windows updates', click on 'windows update'
    in the search results list, in the left side of the windows update window click 'change settings'
    then in the option bar select 'Never check for updates'.
     
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