Windows 10: Start menu search not finding applications?

It's completely working now. I added back the Users folder. I think I left out Offline pages and something else. Otherwise it's back to the default indexing options. Took a few minutes after adding Users, but now I can search for apps or settings without any problems. Maybe the best strategy is to give it a small chunk to index first, wait till that's done then put the rest back.

 

Great news!

 

I know, it's very annoying.

 

OMG this is too much!

So I started my PC today and after the Windows logo the screen just turned black. Like there was no video output.
I restarted my PC but then there was a beep from my motherboard, it won't start.
So I unplugged the power cord put it back in, started the PC.

Now all my app from the search are missing.
What the heck is even going on?

 

Found the solution guys,
All you need to do is add the "C:\ProgramData" folder to indexing options and everything works fine.

 

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft

is already included. So items in start menu is present in the index.

 

I added the whole C:\ProgramData\

 

So does anyone have any idea if Microsoft has figured out this massive bug?

Even will all the proper indexing few of my other PCs are unable to get search working properly.
I have tried reinstalls and everything.

Sometimes the start menu also does not open and shit.
Or if it does, search shows nothing but a black start menu.

 

Microsoft has announced that they are working on it. There are tons of threads on this bug, and the consensus is that it affects systems that have more than 512 items in the start menu, and anything over 512 gets excluded.

 

The problem described in this thread is actually a whole other bug

 

It sounds like the same exact symptoms?

 

Yeah I have the same problem... My pc was doing fine till today, but now my whole search is just bugged... Can't find anything *Sad

 

I've found a workaround for the Windows 10 Search bug (the bug which causes missing installed shortcuts in Windows 10 Search, missing EXEs, etc). Feel free to try it - it works for me. You can find my written guides (posted as "") here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...df0d82e?page=2

Also, you can view the Youtube video I created demonstrating the workaround here:

Let me know if this works for you too. All the best.

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I've been having the same issues. For days, on a clean install, "Check for Updates", system settings would appear when I would hit start and type 'updates'. Now, it's not showing up anymore. I'm seeing a Java "Check for Updates" now, which is not what I want. Maybe because the title is the same, it won't show me both....but this isn't convenient.

I'm going to try rebuilding the index.

 

Just wanted to update this thread in case it's helpful:
I'm upgraded in place from Windows 7 (not a fresh install)

I DO see the shortcuts created in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs when I install something.
I DO NOT see anything in "All apps", and "Windows Key > Start typing" doesn't bring up anything either.

I've added C:\ProgramData to index locations, deleted and rebuilt the index, restarted, and still no go. I did notice that although the index dialogue from Control Panel says "Index completed" the Windows 10 start menu says "These results may be incomplete, search is still indexing your stuff."