9 solutions for when Windows 10 search doesn’t work
While Windows updates bring new features, they sometimes spoil other things. One of the features that keeps breaking, at least for my system, is Windows Search. And I’m sure you are in the same trouble too. If Windows 10 Search isn’t working on your computer, you’ve come to the right place. In this post you will find 9 solutions to fix various search related problems on Windows 10 computer.
For some users, the Windows search button doesn’t work. That is, clicking on it does not open the search panel. Others are unable to type in the search box. Likewise, while others may type in the search bar, the search results are not displayed and the search box appears blank. Whatever the problem you are facing regarding Windows Search, the following solutions should help you.
The first solution you should try to fix Windows Search box not working problems is to restart your Windows 10 PC. Sometimes, such a simple solution saves you from unnecessarily fumbling around your otherwise excellent system. So save your work and restart your computer.
The Windows Search service must be running for the search functionality to work properly. Here’s how to restart the service and make sure it’s running at startup.
If the search function in the Windows 10 Start menu no longer works, you need to restart a couple of tasks from the Task Manager for Windows Search to work. These include Windows Explorer, Cortana, and Search.
Here’s how to proceed.
Open Windows Search and it should now work fine. Similarly, if the problem persists, restart Cortana and the search processes by clicking the End Task or Restart button.
CTFMON.EXE monitors keyboard, speech recognition, handwriting recognition, and similar input services on Windows 10. You must enable it if you cannot type in Windows Search.
To do this, open the Run window. For this, use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut. Or right-click on the Start menu icon and choose Run.
Copy and paste the command C:WindowsSystem32ctfmon.exe in the Run box and press Enter. Open Windows Search. Hopefully, you can search your files and documents without any problem.
Sometimes, broken or old indexes they can also cause problems with Windows 10 search not working. To fix it, you will need to rebuild the search index, as shown below.
Another way to fix the Windows Search not working problem is to use the built-in troubleshooter. To use it, open Windows Settings and go to Update & Security.
Click Troubleshoot from the left sidebar. On the Troubleshoot screen, click Search and Indexing. If you don’t see the option, click More troubleshooting tools followed by Search and Indexing.
Click the Run the troubleshooter button.
In the screen that opens, check the boxes next to the problems you are facing and click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the troubleshooting process.
The Microsoft User Support page recommends using PowerShell to run a command to troubleshoot Windows Search. Here’s what you need to do.
Open Settings> Search your computer. Check if any setting results in an error. Also, check if everything fits your needs. Enable / disable various settings to see if anything fixes the search problem on your Windows 10 computer.
If you can’t type in Windows Search and other places on your computer, you should check the keyboard language. Make sure a supported language is selected.
Open Settings> Time and language. Click Language from the left sidebar, followed by Keyboard.
On the keyboard settings screen, select Use language list in the “Override default input method” drop-down box.
We hope that one of the above solutions should have fixed the Windows 10 Search not working issue. If the above solutions didn’t help you, read the Microsoft support page which also offers some solutions for Windows search problems.
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