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Discus and support Windows 10 Deployment: Broken Cortana and Search functions in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hi All, Been pulling my hair out for months working with this OS and MDT. I'm creating a master image (Golden) on a virtual machine and when the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by duzzey, Jan 25, 2016.

  1. DUZZEY
    duzzey Win User

    Windows 10 Deployment: Broken Cortana and Search functions


    Hi All,
    Been pulling my hair out for months working with this OS and MDT. I'm creating a master image (Golden) on a virtual machine and when the software for our organization is installed, and a test user logs into the Virtual machine for the first time, Cortana and search are disabled. Logs also show errors with initializing "Search". Here are my image build steps:
    -Install OS, log into machine with default Administrator account
    -Create a local administrator account. Log off of "built-In" admin account.
    -Log in with "new" local administrator account.
    -Install updates. Rename and join computer to domain
    -Log into VM with a default domain account (Used to customize apps for domain users). Install and configure apps.
    -Log off domain account. Log in with "new" local admin account
    -Copy domain user account profile to the "Default" profile. Use regedit to load "Default" hive. Remove references of domain account"
    -Remove domain account SID and user folder.
    -Remove VM from domain
    -Sysprep, and Shutdown.
    When I use a domain joined account to log into the VM, Cortana and Search is disabled. When I log into the machine as the newly created "Admin" account. Search and Cortana work as expected. For some reason it seems to be permissions related to the "Apps" folder, but Im not sure. Any and all suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

    :)
     
    duzzey, Jan 25, 2016
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  2. DBMUSA
    dbmusa Win User

    Cortana / Search Function suddenly broke

    Search/Cortana remains non-functional on a second user account (albeit still running in the task manager).

    The dism /restorehealth function returns the following error - 0x800f081F pictured here: http://i.imgur.com/PiNcI2O.png

    Method2, "Get-AppXPackage ...." appears to complete without errors, but after reboot search/cortana remain broken.
     
    dbmusa, Jan 25, 2016
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  3. SOMEGUYWITHWINDOWS10PROBLEMS
    SomeGuyWithWindows10Problems Win User
    Cortana Not Working Properly

    So, i've had window's 10 for a while now, and Cortana was working properly until 2 weeks ago. Now I'm unable to click on the search bar or the voice search on the Taskbar. Is Cortana broken? If not please help me fix it
     
    SomeGuyWithWindows10Problems, Jan 25, 2016
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