Taskbar search problems plague Windows 10. That’s why every Windows 10 user needs to know how to fix Taskbar search on their laptop, desktop or tablet.
Normally the search field at the bottom of your screen is very useful. Tapping or clicking the bar opens a popup with search results for your files and news topics from your favorite websites. If you have the Cortana personal assistant turned on, upcoming package deliveries, your next appointment, and your music search will appear.
A broken Taskbar search box in Windows 10 can ruin your experience. Without this space, there is no way to access Cortana and you have to open a file window on your computer to search for pictures, documents, music, and videos. It can’t search for apps and programs either, forcing you to go back to the Start menu or the Start Screen and search for the app you need in a long list of installed apps and programs.
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Here is how to fix Taskbar search not working in Windows 10.
Restart Your Windows 10 PC
If the Taskbar search area on your computer is not working at all, your first move is to reboot the system. You need to completely shut down your device and then restart it.
Shut down your computer by right clicking inside the Taskbar. It’s in the lower left corner of your screen. This will open a dropdown menu.
Inside the drop-down menu, click on Shut Down or Sign Out.
click Close. Do not click Restart as some users have reported that it does not fix their Taskbar search and other Windows 10 issues.
Wait for your PC to log you out and shut down completely. Once you have it, use the power button to turn it back on.
Once your PC is back on, try clicking the Taskbar search again. This time, the popup with Cortana and your search results should work.
Change Your Screen Size
Windows 10 is handling high resolution monitors in a new way. Along with the buggy driver, this change may cause your Taskbar search window not to open properly in Windows 10. If the window doesn’t open for you, try changing your resolution settings.
Click the button on the Taskbar.
click Settings.
click systems.
Now use the Display Settings menu to adjust your display settings. Surface Pro 4 users have had some success changing the scaling option below: resize textapps and other items screens to 100%, then back to their original settings.
Fix File Indexing
Even with the Taskbar Search popup open, Windows 10 may not actually be able to perform your search. If this happens to you, try cleaning your Directory. Indexing is how Windows 10 knows what files are on your system.
Click Beginning button.
Scroll down the list of apps and programs installed on your computer. Windows System. Click on it.
click Control Board.
Use the button in the upper right corner of the Control Panel to switch between Category View with big icons.
choose Indexing Options.
Click .
Inside the menu, click or tap on it. rebuild button under Troubleshooting. This button will trash the file your Windows 10 PC is using to search and create a new one. The taskbar search should start working again.
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Check Your Installed Applications
Some users are reporting that the programs they install are breaking the Taskbar search in Windows 10 to prevent other apps from tracking their keystrokes. To fix the problem, they removed the app from their system and the search started working normally.
Check your list of installed apps for anything interfering with key logging like Zemana AntiLogger. If you find a program that is blocking your keystrokes, uninstall it from your device to get the Taskbar search working again.
Creating a New Account or Restoring Your Computer
If all these other solutions don’t work, it’s time to consider more drastic options to fix Taskbar search in Windows 10.
You can create a new user account to fix the problem with your original account. To do this, go to: Settings apply and click accounts. Note that only a PC administrator can do this. If you do not have the necessary privileges, you will need to ask someone who does to create a new account for you.
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Your second best option to fix Taskbar search is to reinstall Windows 10. Again, you cannot do this unless you are the administrator of your PC. In fact, don’t do this if other people are using your Windows 10 PC too. You will also delete its files when you reset it.
To read: How to Reset Windows 10 Laptops, Desktops, and Tablets
To reset your PC, Settings apply and click Update and Recovery. Then click on Againcovered. Follow the prompts to reinstall Windows and get your computer working again.
required Get Mobile will continue to add new ways to fix Taskbar search in Windows 10 as issues arise.
