Windows 10: Ghost box from search bar

So I have see many reports of people having reports of a "Ghost Box" stuck on the bottom of their screen above the search feature in windows 11, and I've been having the same issue. Except for me said box appears almost on an hourly basis, and having to open up task manager just to restart it every single time may be quite tedious. Would there be a way to just prevent this from happening all together?

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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.

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  Right click on the task bar.
  
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  Go to Cortana.
  
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  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.

 

Lost Search Box

Hi Richard,

Thank you for bringing up your query on Microsoft Community.

It might have happened if you have selected
Show search icon instead Show search box from the task bar.

In that case, I suggest you to:

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  Right-click on the task bar.
  
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  Click on Search.
  
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  Select Show search box.
  

Hope it helps.

Kindly, let us know if you need further assistance with the issue. We are happy to assist you.

 

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.

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  Right click on the search bar
  
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  Click on search
  
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  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.