[SOLVED] Search Bar not working in "Start" and "Explorer".

[Gecko_Pirate]

So basically when I try using the search bar from the Start it automatically closes and when I try using it in Windows Explorer nothing happens, it would not let me type or anything.
I tried (almost) every tutorial on YouTube and none of them worked.

Here's a quick video on what it looks like:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lsAxzCpaUPGUWLnIfi1UY5_nUL3Gts-U/view?usp=sharing

Thanks

 

[Colif]

How long has it been happening?

No search bar at all on start is different - https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-11-search-bar-not-showing-working-on/

So I guess you don't want the search button on taskbar? As I never use the one on start, since it just opens the other search window anyway

I wonder if its the result of a windows update. I am helping someone else with search where it just goes blank if they try.

can try this but it generally doesn't help with search

right click start button

choose Windows Terminal (admin)

If it doesn't open as powershell, click the drop down arrow in title bar and pick it from list

copy/paste this command into window:

Repair-WindowsImage -Online -RestoreHealth

and press enter

Then type SFC /scannow

and press enter

Restart PC if SFC fixes any files as some fixes require a restart to be implemented

First command repairs the files SFC uses to clean files, and SFC fixes system files

SFC = System File Checker. First command runs DISM - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/what-is-dism?view=windows-11

I also suggested these: https://www.lifewire.com/fix-search-not-working-in-windows-11-5191397
Don't do step 10.

 

[Gecko_Pirate]

How long has it been happening?

No search bar at all on start is different - https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-11-search-bar-not-showing-working-on/

So I guess you don't want the search button on taskbar? As I never use the one on start, since it just opens the other search window anyway

I wonder if its the result of a windows update. I am helping someone else with search where it just goes blank if they try.

can try this but it generally doesn't help with search

right click start button

choose Windows Terminal (admin)

If it doesn't open as powershell, click the drop down arrow in title bar and pick it from list

copy/paste this command into window:

Repair-WindowsImage -Online -RestoreHealth

and press enter

Then type SFC /scannow

and press enter

Restart PC if SFC fixes any files as some fixes require a restart to be implemented

First command repairs the files SFC uses to clean files, and SFC fixes system files

SFC = System File Checker. First command runs DISM - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/what-is-dism?view=windows-11

I also suggested these: https://www.lifewire.com/fix-search-not-working-in-windows-11-5191397
Don't do step 10.

Hi,

I tried that and it doesn't work either. About the search button on taskbar, it doesn't work when I click on it, so nothing new at the moment.

It first started after I installed the lastest update of Windows 11, about 2 days ago and I tried uninstalling it but it did not work either. I even tried rolling back the GPU driver but no success.

Thanks.

 

[Colif]

So if windows update caused it, a weekly update may fix it as well. Its usually how it works.
Or you can try a repair install of Windows 11.
It might fix it.
What repair install would do is rolls win 11 back to how it was when you first installed it. All it does is removes all the patches to windows, it doesn't touch anything else on the PC.

Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to do a repair install of Windows 11 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything. If you need to repair or create a new recovery partition or having problems with the Windows 11 operating system on your PC, and the usual solutions will not fix it...

www.elevenforum.com

You will still need to get all the patches again after but as I have latest 11 and don't have the search problem, it could just be a bad install.

 

[Gecko_Pirate]

So if windows update caused it, a weekly update may fix it as well. Its usually how it works.
Or you can try a repair install of Windows 11.
It might fix it.
What repair install would do is rolls win 11 back to how it was when you first installed it. All it does is removes all the patches to windows, it doesn't touch anything else on the PC.

Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to do a repair install of Windows 11 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything. If you need to repair or create a new recovery partition or having problems with the Windows 11 operating system on your PC, and the usual solutions will not fix it...

www.elevenforum.com

You will still need to get all the patches again after but as I have latest 11 and don't have the search problem, it could just be a bad install.

Hi,

This solved my problem! I was already thinking about reinstalling Windows 11 from scratch but no, not today!

Thanks with all the support!