How can I fix my windows search bar not working

Hi, good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you.

When was the last time it worked properly?

Please try the following method below.

Method 1.

Press Windows key+R to open Run then type or copy and paste the path below. Press Enter.

C:\Windows\system32\ctfmon.exe

Method 2.

Run the Search and Indexing troubleshooter

Press Windows key+I to open Settings

Click Update & Security > Troubleshoot.

Under Find and fix other problems, select Search and Indexing

Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

Kind regards,

John DeV

Independent Advisor

Hi, thanks for the reply.

I tried method 1 but it didn’t seem to fix my issue. And I also tried method 2 and clicked the option that states to fix the problem with administrator access, and now it says fixed. But the problem still isn’t resolved. I can still try and restart my computer but I had already tried this earlier and hasn’t worked. Also, the problem started yesterday, and I am pretty sure it just kind of happened without me doing anything I am aware of.

Thanks for all the help

Hi again and thanks for the reply,

I tried following the method, but then realised I actually don’t know the password for my user since it doesn’t ask for a password every time I turn on my laptop, so is there a way in which I could figure out what the password is?

Thank you for updating me with that information. I apologize that the above methods did not resolve the issue.

Please try to return to the login screen

While holding the Left Shift key, click the Power icon at the bottom right > Restart

This will bring you to Windows Recovery Environment

Select Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Uninstall Updates

Uninstall latest quality update

If this doesn't work, Select Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > System Restore

Select the restore point at an earlier date where everything is still working.

Click Next then Finish

Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

Kind regards,

John DeV

Independent Advisor

Let's try to do this within Windows itself.

Press Start then click Settings (Gear icon)

Select Update and Security > Windows Update > View update history

Click Uninstall Updates

Find the latest updates in the list then Click Uninstall

Wait for the update to uninstall

Restart your computer

If this does not work, please try performing a System Restore at an earlier date where everything is still working.

Press Windows key+R to open Run then type: rstrui.exe

Press Enter. This will open System Restore

Click the Next button.

Select the restore point at an earlier date where everything is still working.

Click Next then Finish

Kind regards,

John DeV

Independent Advisor