Windows 10: Windows 10 search box goes black unless Explorer.exe is run as administrator

Discus and support Windows 10 search box goes black unless Explorer.exe is run as administrator in Cortana to solve the problem; We have encountered an issue with two laptops where the search box goes black when you click in it. Also the available WIFI screen is black. If you... Discussion in 'Cortana' started by Larry_E_NS, Nov 10, 2020.

  1. LARRY_E_NS
    Larry_E_NS Win User

    Windows 10 search box goes black unless Explorer.exe is run as administrator


    We have encountered an issue with two laptops where the search box goes black when you click in it. Also the available WIFI screen is black. If you kill "explorer.exe" and then run it again as administrator the issue goes away.


    Has anyone encountered this same issue and know a fix for it? I see other discussions on the "black search box" issue but they were all related to Bing and Cortana, this one is different.


    One laptop was version 1909 and the other 2004. I upgraded the 1909 to 2004 to see if the issue would go away but it did not.

    :)
     
    Larry_E_NS, Nov 10, 2020
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  2. MAESTRO2711
    Maestro2711 Win User

    File Explorer Search Not Working


    I am trying to search in File Explorer (Windows Explorer, My Computer) and it will not find anything. I can copy text from a name in the list and paste it in the search box and it still finds nothing. I have looked at the suggestions that have been posted and nothing I find that is relative to this works. Anyone have any suggestions? I am running Win 10 Pro on an I3 coustom desktop computer.
     
    Maestro2711, Nov 10, 2020
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  3. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User
    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Nov 10, 2020
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  4. JOHNHEINZ
    JohnHeinz Win User

    Windows 10 search box goes black unless Explorer.exe is run as administrator

    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, Nov 10, 2020
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