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Windows 11 Search Bar Not Working

Anonymous
2024-03-13T10:25:39+00:00

Hi everyone, not sure if anyone is facing this problem but my laptop shut down unexpectedly and updated on its own. When my laptop restarted, the Windows search bar can't be used anymore, it just turns up blank. I've tried everything but it just seems like nothing is working.. someone please help!! (For reference, I am using a HP Omen)

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  1. Gopal Krish 2,860 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-03-13T11:13:40+00:00

    Hello there, I'm Gopal an Independent Advisor. I will try my best to help you.

    I understand that you're experiencing an issue with the Windows search bar after the Windows update. Does it show any error messages, or does it simply not respond?

    Please try the following steps and see if that helps

    Step 1: Run the search and indexing troubleshooter

    Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog.

    Type cmd and press Enter.

    At the command prompt, run the following command:

    msdt.exe -ep WindowsHelp id SearchDiagnostic

    Follow the on-screen instructions.

    Step 2: Restart Windows Search

    Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, and then select Task Manager.

    In the Task Manager window, select the Details tab.

    In the Name column, right-click SearchUI.exe, and then select End task.

    When you're prompted to end SearchUI.exe, select End process.

    Step 3: Rebuild Search Index

    Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog.

    Type control panel and press Enter.

    Go to Indexing Options.

    Click Advanced and then Rebuild.

    This process might take some time depending on the amount of data on your laptop.

    I hope this will help you to sort out the issue. Please let me know if you need further assistance. Thank you!

    Regards,

    Gopal

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-06-26T20:43:30+00:00

    This is the strangest fix I can imagine but it actually worked. I got this from a different thread.

    Go here and log in using Microsoft account. The poster said he ignored the question and logged out. I didn't see a question but I had to create a user using my Microsoft account to log in. When I quit the page, the search was working. I don't know what it does, but it honestly worked for me.

    https://azure.microsoft.com/

    I don't know if it installs something to make the website work and that affects the search but something miraculous worked. I have not rebooted to see if it still works after rebooting.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-08-09T19:34:18+00:00

    Hello,

    See if this fix helps you:

    https://www.kapilarya.com/fix-windows-11-search-not-working

    Let us know if this helps!

    Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

    This did it for me: Option 3, Find SearchHost.exe service, right click on it, End task.

    Thank you!

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  4. Kapil Arya 37,681 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-03-13T13:39:31+00:00

    Hello,

    See if this fix helps you:

    https://www.kapilarya.com/fix-windows-11-search-not-working

    Let us know if this helps!

    Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-06-10T09:07:58+00:00

    Rebuilding the indexing seemed to work for me, thank you!

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