Windows 10: Search bar not responding - Windows 10

<p>Dear all,</p><p></p><p>A few hours ago I encountered an issue with the search feature in Windows 10. It just stopped responding. I am able to type in the search bar, however nothing appears not even a "no results" indication as in other cases reported around. I have tried all the recommended solutions provided for similar issues&nbsp;in the official Microsoft webpage but nothing seems to work. I also tried to rebuild the indexing, with no results. Just to mention that my PC is up to date with the latest Windows updates available.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>Any suggestions would be highly appreciated since I would rather not opt to the "all around" Windows re-install solution with all that "headache" following.</p><p></p><p>Thank you in advance.</p><p></p><p>Regards</p>

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Search bar not responding to typed input after 6/12/18 Windows Update

I did the 06/12/18 Windows Update (Windows 10 Home 64 bit), and now the search bar doesn't respond to any typed input. I type in the first few letters, and the search/Cortana window just closes on me and the Search bar is blank. Cannot open apps or do any searching via the bar.

Any suggestions, please?

 

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.

 

My stuff is not responding in the search bar after indexing

Hi Sertan,

We appreciate you for being a part of Windows 10.

1) Have you made any changes to the computer except indexing prior to the issue?

2) Since when the My stuff button is not responding in the search bar?

3) Have you installed the latest Windows updates?

You can run the Search and indexing troubleshooter
in Windows 10 and check if it helps. It will find and fix problems with the Windows search. Follow the below steps to run Search and indexing
troubleshooter.

• 
  Press Windows + X keys on the keyboard and select
  Control Panel
  
• 
  Type Troubleshooting in the search bar on the
  Control Panel.
  
• 
  Click on View all on the left navigation pane.
  
• 
  Click on Search and indexing.
  
• 
  Click on Advanced on the
  Search and indexing dialog box and click on Run as administrator (Enter the credentials if required).
  
• 
  Click on Next and follow onscreen instruction complete the
  Search and indexing troubleshooter.
  

The Error: 0x800f081f might occur if some of the files needed by Windows Update is damaged or missing. I suggest you to install the latest updates and check if it helps to resolve the error after you run DISM.

I hope the above information helps to fix the issue when you use settings. Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.