Windows 10: Help my windows search bar is suddenly smaller and grey

Hi,so this evening i opened my pc and suddenly my windows search bar is suddenly smaller and grey.

:)

 

Search bar graphic glitch half grey

Video drivers are ok, it's not a video glitch but a software issue in the search component of some kind, apparently...

From a comparison with fresh install in VBox (left) I've found some differences in the registry keys for SearchUI (C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe):




(differences at the bottom are just for the Jumplist history so we can ignore them...)

P.S.
I just added also the value "BingSearchEnabled"=dword:00000000, let's see if this is enough to stop this random glitch

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Changed 2 things:

• added the value "BingSearchEnabled"=dword:00000000 to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search
  
• changed NVidia settings for SearchUI profile to use application settings for anisotropic filter ignoring driver's customization for SearchApp.exe:
  

2 days and is still ok

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It just happened again *Sad

 

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.

 

Search bar graphic glitch half grey

I have this random issue opening Search clicking on the search gadget (see pic)
Have no idea what's causing it but I have had this problem form many months, never solved.
When it happens, if I start typing it won't go away, but if I click into the panel area it will disappear showing the menu as usual.
Windows 10 21H1 (19043.1706)

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It doesn't seem an isolated case:
Search bar graphic glitch half grey - Cerca con Google