Windows 10: Why is the windows search function such trash at its job? Can i fix it?

I mean its in the title. It never finds programs that i dont have a shortcut to. It doesnt even find things i have linked on my Taskbar.

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My search is not functioning

1. Use the shortcut Ctrl-Shift-Esc to open the Task Manager.
2. If you see only a handful programs listed by it click on the "more details" link.
3. Locate "Cortana" under background processes.
4. Right-click on the process and select "end task" from the context menu.

The Cortana process is reloaded right away by the operating system.

i strongly suggest u to follow step by step fix with pictures on Fix Windows 10 Search Not Working Easily (2020 Guide) | Geek's Advice

 

Why is Windows 10 Search such unmitigated trash?

I use "Classic Start Menu". It comes with and app called: "Classic Shell". I like its search function for how simple it is to the eye. It gives me a list of my results. Classic Shell - Start menu and other Windows enhancements
But I am assuming that you don't want to replace your whole Start Menu with this customizable one.

Search for, and open, Indexing Options. At the top, does it say that the indexing is complete, or does that magnifying glass go in circles and that number is increasing?

 

Why is Windows 10 Search such unmitigated trash?

Apparently I'm unmitigated trash and not Windows 10 Search.

Go to search, type "index"

An applet called "Indexing Options" will appear, open it.

This is an application I have never in my life seen before in Windows and I've used every version since WFW 3.11

Click "Modify"

Here's a list of all your drives. I checked every single one of those suckers. Not even my boot drive was checked for indexing and its a 2.2 GB/s read SSD...

So I'm not entirely trash, but whoever wrote those defaults needs to be fired... wth Windows 10...

ATM its "Indexing" and it's at around 30,000 items. Before I checked all the drives, it was at 5,000. it says 'Items' not files, folders, but 'items'.

I will report back when its done to see if it fixes my start menu searching problems.