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Discus and support search box opens by itself and freezes - I can't close it unless I turn the laptop off and... in Cortana to solve the problem; From time to time the search box 'window' opens big box above the search box by itself. I can type into the search bar, but I cannot close this big... Discussion in 'Cortana' started by RichW4, May 28, 2020.

  1. RichW4 Win User

    search box opens by itself and freezes - I can't close it unless I turn the laptop off and...


    From time to time the search box 'window' opens big box above the search box by itself. I can type into the search bar, but I cannot close this big box which covers most of the screen. Pressing Esc makes no difference - its just frozen. It makes the pc unusable - all I can do is turn it off using the power button.


    Any ideas as to how I can stop this happening?


    many thanks


    Richard

    :)
     
    RichW4, May 28, 2020
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  2. 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, May 28, 2020
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  3. JohnHeinz Win User
    Windows 10 Search box

    Which instructions are you suggesting I missed? There is no search icon. Right clicking the taskbar shows no search option. The "small characters" or icons trick did nothing. The regedit thing:
    Follow these steps to turn on the hidden search box:

    • Open regedit
    • Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search
    • Inside the search key, create the new DWORD value named EnableSearchBox and set it to 1
    • Restart your computer or simply Explorer Shell
    Did not give me a search option that I can find.

    So in at least MY version of windows 10 there is no search box I can find that will allow me to search my own computer to find possible misplaced files.

    So what are the instructions?
     
    JohnHeinz, May 28, 2020
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  4. search box opens by itself and freezes - I can't close it unless I turn the laptop off and...

    Search box opens by itself on browser on windows 10

    Hello, ShirishShringare,

    Are you meaning that once you type in Search box on IE 11, you see Search Suggestions appear?

    Do you see the option to Turn Off Search Suggestions at the bottom of the list?

    Click on that link.

    To turn off Inline Auto Complete follow the steps found
    here
    .

    What is the behavior you expect when pressing

    Shift + C

    Shift + D

    Shift + E

    IE 11 Keyboard Shortcuts
     
    Smittychat., May 28, 2020
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