Windows 10: Taskbar/windows search not working

Recently I bought a new ssd, wiped my old storages and did a full fresh install of Windows 10 pro, all was fine and has been fine until lately I have noticed quite a few issues. Mainly being I can't right click on my windows button, when I right click my mouse jumps a few pixels. I am also unable to use windows search, when I search something the only things that come up are pre installed windows apps and some things such as discord and my browser but things like battle.net launcher don't come up. I am also unable to save notepad files which is quite annoying also, I've tried a whole bunch of stuff, if anyone knows a way to fix these without doing another fresh install that would be great

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my taskbar search is working sporadically

My taskbar search bar is working some of the time. For example, if I type in "TaskMgr", it will list taskmgr, and when I click on it, it opens my Task Manager, as expected.

But if I type in a file name or an app, like WinMerge, it will list them properly in the Search list, but if I click on them, either nothing happens or it takes me to the root window of File Explorer, instead of to the file or the app.

I ran through all the steps on this page, to no avail: Search isn't working on Windows 10? Try these fixes.

Any ideas?

 

Windows 10: how to restore search bar in the taskbar?

When I right click on Taskbar, there is no "Search" in the list.

 

Taskbar search

Hi,

To assist you better, kindly send us a screenshot and provide more details by answering the following questions:

• When you say "taskbar search function", do you mean the Start menu search field?
  
• Are you getting any error messages upon accessing the taskbar search?

Meanwhile, to help resolve your concern, we suggest that you run the System file checker and DISM tool to fix issues with corrupted system files that may be causing the issue. To do this, follow these steps:

• Press Windows Key + X on your keyboard.
  
• Choose Command Prompt (Admin).
  
• Type or copy these commands followed by hitting Enter:
  
  sfc /scannow
  
  dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

Do let us know how it goes.