Windows 10: Why are Icons not showing on the windows search box?

Discus and support Why are Icons not showing on the windows search box? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; This happens for all the icons that show up when I look up apps like Calendar, Calculator, etc.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by DelfinC, Oct 24, 2021.

  1. DelfinC Win User

    Why are Icons not showing on the windows search box?


    This happens for all the icons that show up when I look up apps like Calendar, Calculator, etc.

    :)
     
    DelfinC, Oct 24, 2021
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  2. Arul_D Win User

    Search Box Reduced to Magnifying Glass Icon

    Hi,

    Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

    I suggest you to follow the below steps to change the settings to show the search icon.


    • Right click on the search bar

    • Click on search

    • Check show search icon
    Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance with Windows related issues. We will be happy to help.
     
    Arul_D, Oct 24, 2021
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  3. 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, Oct 24, 2021
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  4. JohnHeinz Win User

    Why are Icons not showing on the windows search box?

    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, Oct 24, 2021
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