Problem with search bar on windows 11

Question

When I open the search bar in Windows, a solid white window appears. The icons are visible, but the text is invisible. Restarting Explorer, creating restore points, checking for updates, and changing the theme don't help. What should I do?

Answer 1

Hi Beluga,

If the Search panel is opening but not displaying content correctly, the issue may be related to the Search interface components rather than the search index itself. One troubleshooting step that may help is re-registering the Windows Search package and repairing the component used to render the Search experience.

Try the following:

1. Open Windows Terminal (Admin).
2. Run the following command: Get-AppxPackage MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppxManifest.xml"}
3. Restart your PC and test Search again.

If the issue continues:

• Go to Settings > Apps > Installed apps.
• Find Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime.
• Select Modify > Repair.
• Restart the device after the repair completes.

If the problem still occurs, please share your Windows version and build number (Settings > System > About) and whether the same behavior occurs in a newly created local user account.

Let me know if you need further assistance, feel free to ask me by clicking "Add Comment" or "Add Answer" if you cannot add comment so your response will be visible. Thanks for your effort.

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Answer 2

This seems to be an emerging bug in Windows, many people are reporting this problem today, try the steps provided on this link to test if that resolves the problem.

https://learn.microsoft.com/es-es/answers/questions/5956219/soluci-n-texto-blanco-e-ilegible-en-la-b-squeda-de?translated=true

If that does not resolve the problem.

Open the Settings App, go to System - Recovery.

Click the 'Reinstall Now' button in the 'Fix problems with Windows Updates' section, then wait for that process to complete.

That process should fix any corruption in Windows and it will not affect your files, settings or installed apps.