Windows 10: search bar not empty when i start on certain sites

I am using Windows 10 (18363.720) This is a small problem on some sites. For example if I go to ebay to buy something. the search box is already filled in with my user name whereas it used to be blank. Now to do a search I have to delete what is in the box before I type. Is there a way to make the search box blank again before I start? This happens on Netflix also. When I go to expand the search bar my email address is already in the search bar which I do not want.

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search bar not empty when i start on certain sites

I am using Windows 10 (18363.720) This is a small problem on some sites. For example if I go to ebay to buy something. the search box is already filled in with my user name whereas it used to be blank. Now to do a search I have to delete what is in the box before I type. Is there a way to make the search box blank again before I start? This happens on Netflix also. When I go to expand the search bar my email address is already in the search bar which I do not want.

 

suggested site bar took too much space

Hi Charlie,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.

I appreciate if you could answer few questions to narrow down the issue and to provide you better assistance.

• Which browser are you using?
• Is this issue specific to any browser?
• Did you tried using different browsers?

If you are using Internet Explorer, try the below steps to disable the Suggested Site bar option.

• Open internet explorer and click on Tools.
• Click on Internet Options.
• Click on the Advanced tab.
• From list search for Enable Suggested Site bar and uncheck
  the box to turn it off then click Ok.

Please get back to us with the information asked above so we can provide you an effective solution on this matter.

 

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.