Windows 10: My search bar icon is a black box

Discus and support My search bar icon is a black box in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; After I power on my laptop and log in, I would normally use the search function to pull up Steam or Instagram. Though recently I've noticed that when I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Iso Mk, Jul 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM.

  1. Iso Mk Win User

    My search bar icon is a black box


    After I power on my laptop and log in, I would normally use the search function to pull up Steam or Instagram. Though recently I've noticed that when I type anything into the search bar, the box above it which should display the results is a black box. It does not show any results and will not load with any given time frame. I've done the following to attempt to fix it:- Disable Bing and Cortana in the System Registry and restarting my computer.- Ended the search tasks via Task Manager and restarting my computer.- Used PowerShell in an attempt to fix the problem, following the appropriate step

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  2. Arul_D Win User

    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.
     
  3. search box

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    I appreciate your interest in Windows 10.We sincerely regret for the inconvenience caused.

    I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if are able to find search box.


    • Right click on the task bar.

    • Go to Cortana.

    • Click on show search box.
    Now check if you are able to find search box.

    Please let us know if you need further assistance.

    Thank you.
     
    Divya Murugan, Jul 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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  4. My search bar icon is a black box

    No search box on taskbar My search bar icon is a black box :(

    Hi Keith,

    Thank you for posting your response in Microsoft Community.

    I understand your concern about search box in Windows 10.

    Please try the below and check if you can see search bar on taskbar:

    Steps:

    • Right click on Taskbar, move the mouse cursor on to
      Search
      option.
    • Select Show Search icon (You will see Search icon beside Start)
    • Select Show search bar (You will see Search bar beside Start)

    Check with the above and let us know if it helps, we will be happy to help you.
     
    Deepika Gowda, Jul 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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