Windows 10: Search is BROKEN... As usual

I received a document in an email. I saved it to a folder.I opened that folder in "file explorer" or whatever it's being called now, since they changed it and broke it in so many ways.I pressed F2 to rename it, but merely copied the file name. Ctrl-CI moved up one folder.I put the name of the file in the new "search" toolI pressed the red arrow.It comes back and says "no items match your search"REALLY? THE FILE I JUST PUT IN THERE?? IT CAN'T FIND???Yet even MORE stuff that MS BROKE, which used to work perfectly about a decade ago.Honestly, these idiots couldn't program themselves out of a

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Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
3. Select add someone else on this PC.
4. Enter a user name and hit next.
5. Click on Finish.
6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.

 

Help Me -- Ghost Programs -- Start search Broken

Thanks for the suggestion but still didn't work. I tried to restart after it problem still there.

Any other suggestions that I haven't done or some same steps that I forgot something.

 

my search bar is broken

Using step 3 in the tutorial below to "Turn Off Search online and include web results from Bing" should fix the broken search in Windows 10. *Smile

Turn On or Off Search online and include web results in Windows 10