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    • DashrenderD
      Dashrender @Danp
      last edited by

      @Danp said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

      @Dashrender said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

      followed by rebooting

      Killing and restarting Explorer will suffice. :grinning_face:

      Thanks!

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      • DanpD
        Danp @Dashrender
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        @Dashrender said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

        @black3dynamite said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

        Does it happen still, even it you have the search icon/box hidden and only access the search function via Win+S or after click on the start menu button and the have the search box appear after typing something?

        I have the box hidden, but I frequently click the start button, then type note to get to notepad. this functionality is broken.

        Same here

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender @Danp
          last edited by

          @Danp said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

          @Dashrender said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

          @black3dynamite said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

          Does it happen still, even it you have the search icon/box hidden and only access the search function via Win+S or after click on the start menu button and the have the search box appear after typing something?

          I have the box hidden, but I frequently click the start button, then type note to get to notepad. this functionality is broken.

          Same here

          The reg change and restarting explorer solved it for me.

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          • david.wieseD
            david.wiese
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            Not just you that is having this issue..... https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/05/windows-10-search-down-microsoft-outage/

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            • DashrenderD
              Dashrender @david.wiese
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              @david-wiese said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

              Not just you that is having this issue..... https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/05/windows-10-search-down-microsoft-outage/

              LOL - learned about the problem first because someone posted in IT news this morning... then ran into when I was trying to launch notepad..

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              • RojoLocoR
                RojoLoco @Dashrender
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                @Dashrender said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                @david-wiese said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                Not just you that is having this issue..... https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/05/windows-10-search-down-microsoft-outage/

                LOL - learned about the problem first because someone posted in IT news this morning... then ran into when I was trying to launch notepad..

                right click -> pin to start / taskbar would solve that problem....

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                • ObsolesceO
                  Obsolesce @JaredBusch
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                  @JaredBusch said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                  The few power users never even asked for it back.

                  They probably just hit start and start tying. No need for the search button/option or whatever it's called.

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                  • DustinB3403D
                    DustinB3403 @Obsolesce
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                    @Obsolesce said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                    @JaredBusch said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                    The few power users never even asked for it back.

                    They probably just hit start and start tying. No need for the search button/option or whatever it's called.

                    I do that as well, the issue I was experiencing was nothing at all was showing up. Local search and web search was all broken.

                    Restarting explorer resolved my issue.

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                    • ObsolesceO
                      Obsolesce @DustinB3403
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                      @DustinB3403 said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                      @Obsolesce said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                      @JaredBusch said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                      The few power users never even asked for it back.

                      They probably just hit start and start tying. No need for the search button/option or whatever it's called.

                      I do that as well, the issue I was experiencing was nothing at all was showing up. Local search and web search was all broken.

                      Restarting explorer resolved my issue.

                      Yeah, in regards to this issue... it was across the board. Straight up didn't work no matter how you did it.

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                      • JaredBuschJ
                        JaredBusch @Obsolesce
                        last edited by

                        @Obsolesce said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                        @DustinB3403 said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                        @Obsolesce said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                        @JaredBusch said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                        The few power users never even asked for it back.

                        They probably just hit start and start tying. No need for the search button/option or whatever it's called.

                        I do that as well, the issue I was experiencing was nothing at all was showing up. Local search and web search was all broken.

                        Restarting explorer resolved my issue.

                        Yeah, in regards to this issue... it was across the board. Straight up didn't work no matter how you did it.

                        Right, even in Control Panel.

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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender @RojoLoco
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                          @RojoLoco said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                          @Dashrender said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                          @david-wiese said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                          Not just you that is having this issue..... https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/05/windows-10-search-down-microsoft-outage/

                          LOL - learned about the problem first because someone posted in IT news this morning... then ran into when I was trying to launch notepad..

                          right click -> pin to start / taskbar would solve that problem....

                          LOL - I use it for all kinds of programs, and I don't want them all pinned to the bar.. I have 10 already.

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                          • wrx7mW
                            wrx7m
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                            Pretty sure this is the same issue that has been reported for a couple of months. I pretty sure that this is the patch released to fix it
                            https://www.askwoody.com/2020/the-latest-optional-non-security-c-d-week-patch-for-win10-1903-and-1909-is-out/

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                            • dafyreD
                              dafyre @wrx7m
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                              @wrx7m said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                              Pretty sure this is the same issue that has been reported for a couple of months. I pretty sure that this is the patch released to fix it
                              https://www.askwoody.com/2020/the-latest-optional-non-security-c-d-week-patch-for-win10-1903-and-1909-is-out/

                              Seems like I read something about that at some point today saying that it didn't work.

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                              • wrx7mW
                                wrx7m @dafyre
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                                @dafyre said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                                @wrx7m said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                                Pretty sure this is the same issue that has been reported for a couple of months. I pretty sure that this is the patch released to fix it
                                https://www.askwoody.com/2020/the-latest-optional-non-security-c-d-week-patch-for-win10-1903-and-1909-is-out/

                                Seems like I read something about that at some point today saying that it didn't work.

                                https://www.askwoody.com/2020/win10-search-is-working-again/

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                                • Net RunnerN
                                  Net Runner
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                                  I have postponed the laptop/desktop updates in WSUS for a week or so until this stuff is fixed. I don't want to mess with colleagues that complain they are not able to search and find something anymore 🙂

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