How I can enable search web result in windows search for windows 10 LTSC Enterprise 2018

Question

Hi everyone, who read this post. I have a problem about when I search web but it's not working for me, I think it has turned off for Win 10 LTSC Enterprise. How I can enable searching web result in windows search. I'm using Win 10 LTSC Enterprise 2018, for version 2021 same as problem.

Answer 1

Hi,

you could try this:

Reset Windows Search by following these steps:

1. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box.
2. Type “cmd” and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open Command Prompt as administrator.
3. Type “net stop wsearch” and press Enter.
4. Type “rd /s /q %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\1033\es-ES\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy” and press Enter.
5. Type “net start wsearch” and press Enter.

Source:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-search-not-working-completely-blank-then/ed6a8599-778c-4e09-a173-7f336faa037c

Answer 2

Hi Skyherobrine,

Thanks for your post. Based on my research, there are 2 reasons that will cause the web search doesn’t take effect.

1. Search highlights requires a device running Windows 10, 20H1 (May 2020 update) or later.
2. Search highlights may also be turned off by the administrator of your organization.

For the second one, you can follow the steps to check group policy.

1. Go to Local Group Policy Editor ("gpedit.msc")
2. Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates
3. Windows Components -> Search
4. Confirm "Do not allow web search" has set to “Not configure”
5. Enable "Allow Cortana"
6. Apply and restart.

Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/search-for-anything-anywhere-b14cc5bf-c92a-1e73-ea18-2845891e6cc8

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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