Windows search bar glitch

Question

I have a glitch on the search bar of windows, the text is white and the background is white, I tried everything imaginable from resetting graphics, command prompts, but everything else is ok, when I change the personalization color to dark, only the text color turns to black

I know this isn't normal, the windows bar is normal, everything else is normal but the search bar, can you please find a solution for this, its driving me crazy. Thank you!!

Answer 1

I looked into this issue, and it has actually happened to me and other friends as well. I believe it is a widespread problem.

Some users report that the solution below might help:

1. Type "Powershell " in the Search Bar > Right-click on the app > Select ''Run as administrator''.
2. Type the commands below:

ATTENTION: Type exactly the same commands described below > When typing the first command, press ENTER > Wait for the command to complete > Run the next command in the list.

New-Item -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" -Force

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" -Name "DisableSearchBoxSuggestions" -Value 1 -Type DWord -Force

3. Restart the computer.

This disables Search Box Suggestions, as the user in the other answer mentioned.

Answer 2

I'm having the same problem right now. I've tried all the fixes I've come across on the internet: changing the theme, changing the region, changing the registry value, the "remove latest update" isn't applicable for me because when I checked, the last update I installed was back in 2025.

I'm guessing the glitch came on at around the same time for us both, which probably means there are other users experiencing it at the same time as well.

Answer 3

This seems to be the same issue we had on windows 11 a few months ago. It ended up bring a microsoft backend issue.

To fix this try the following,

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

Add a DWORD (32‑bit) value named DisableSearchBoxSuggestions and set its value to 1.

reboot or open task manager and restart the windows explorer task.

this should work on pro, but if you have home, may need to see how to disable it, but mostly need to disable the SearchBoxSuggestions. may disable and give it a day or two and turn it back on to see if Microsoft fixes it.

Answer 4

Hi!

Check if any recent update was installed that might have caused this. Open Windows Settings > Windows Update > Update history > Expand the sections and check the most recent installation date.

Also, check if the problem occurs with a test user to confirm whether it is an issue specific to your user account:

1. Go to System Settings (CTRL + I) > Select ''Accounts'' > 'Family and other users'' > ''Add another person to this PC'.
2. On the Accounts screen, choose the option ''I don’t have that person’s login information' > Then select ''Add a user without a Microsoft account''.
3. Click on the newly created user > Click "Change account type" > Under Account Type, change the option "Default User" to "Administrator" > Click "OK".
4. Enter the username, and password (optional, leave blank if you do not want to put password) > Click ''Next'.
5. Press the shortcut CTRL + ALT + DEL (DELETE) > Select ''Exit'' option > On the Login screen, choose the new user created.
6. See if the problem will occur with this new user.