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    • DashrenderD
      Dashrender @Danp
      last edited by

      @Danp said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

      @Dashrender said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

      @black3dynamite said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

      Does it happen still, even it you have the search icon/box hidden and only access the search function via Win+S or after click on the start menu button and the have the search box appear after typing something?

      I have the box hidden, but I frequently click the start button, then type note to get to notepad. this functionality is broken.

      Same here

      The reg change and restarting explorer solved it for me.

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      • david.wieseD
        david.wiese
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        Not just you that is having this issue..... https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/05/windows-10-search-down-microsoft-outage/

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender @david.wiese
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          @david-wiese said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

          Not just you that is having this issue..... https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/05/windows-10-search-down-microsoft-outage/

          LOL - learned about the problem first because someone posted in IT news this morning... then ran into when I was trying to launch notepad..

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          • RojoLocoR
            RojoLoco @Dashrender
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            @Dashrender said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

            @david-wiese said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

            Not just you that is having this issue..... https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/05/windows-10-search-down-microsoft-outage/

            LOL - learned about the problem first because someone posted in IT news this morning... then ran into when I was trying to launch notepad..

            right click -> pin to start / taskbar would solve that problem....

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            • ObsolesceO
              Obsolesce @JaredBusch
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              @JaredBusch said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

              The few power users never even asked for it back.

              They probably just hit start and start tying. No need for the search button/option or whatever it's called.

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              • DustinB3403D
                DustinB3403 @Obsolesce
                last edited by

                @Obsolesce said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                @JaredBusch said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                The few power users never even asked for it back.

                They probably just hit start and start tying. No need for the search button/option or whatever it's called.

                I do that as well, the issue I was experiencing was nothing at all was showing up. Local search and web search was all broken.

                Restarting explorer resolved my issue.

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                • ObsolesceO
                  Obsolesce @DustinB3403
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                  @DustinB3403 said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                  @Obsolesce said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                  @JaredBusch said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                  The few power users never even asked for it back.

                  They probably just hit start and start tying. No need for the search button/option or whatever it's called.

                  I do that as well, the issue I was experiencing was nothing at all was showing up. Local search and web search was all broken.

                  Restarting explorer resolved my issue.

                  Yeah, in regards to this issue... it was across the board. Straight up didn't work no matter how you did it.

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                  • JaredBuschJ
                    JaredBusch @Obsolesce
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                    @Obsolesce said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                    @DustinB3403 said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                    @Obsolesce said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                    @JaredBusch said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                    The few power users never even asked for it back.

                    They probably just hit start and start tying. No need for the search button/option or whatever it's called.

                    I do that as well, the issue I was experiencing was nothing at all was showing up. Local search and web search was all broken.

                    Restarting explorer resolved my issue.

                    Yeah, in regards to this issue... it was across the board. Straight up didn't work no matter how you did it.

                    Right, even in Control Panel.

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                    • DashrenderD
                      Dashrender @RojoLoco
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                      @RojoLoco said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                      @Dashrender said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                      @david-wiese said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                      Not just you that is having this issue..... https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/05/windows-10-search-down-microsoft-outage/

                      LOL - learned about the problem first because someone posted in IT news this morning... then ran into when I was trying to launch notepad..

                      right click -> pin to start / taskbar would solve that problem....

                      LOL - I use it for all kinds of programs, and I don't want them all pinned to the bar.. I have 10 already.

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                      • wrx7mW
                        wrx7m
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                        Pretty sure this is the same issue that has been reported for a couple of months. I pretty sure that this is the patch released to fix it
                        https://www.askwoody.com/2020/the-latest-optional-non-security-c-d-week-patch-for-win10-1903-and-1909-is-out/

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                        • dafyreD
                          dafyre @wrx7m
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                          @wrx7m said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                          Pretty sure this is the same issue that has been reported for a couple of months. I pretty sure that this is the patch released to fix it
                          https://www.askwoody.com/2020/the-latest-optional-non-security-c-d-week-patch-for-win10-1903-and-1909-is-out/

                          Seems like I read something about that at some point today saying that it didn't work.

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                          • wrx7mW
                            wrx7m @dafyre
                            last edited by

                            @dafyre said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                            @wrx7m said in Windows 10 search only gives blank box:

                            Pretty sure this is the same issue that has been reported for a couple of months. I pretty sure that this is the patch released to fix it
                            https://www.askwoody.com/2020/the-latest-optional-non-security-c-d-week-patch-for-win10-1903-and-1909-is-out/

                            Seems like I read something about that at some point today saying that it didn't work.

                            https://www.askwoody.com/2020/win10-search-is-working-again/

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                            • Net RunnerN
                              Net Runner
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                              I have postponed the laptop/desktop updates in WSUS for a week or so until this stuff is fixed. I don't want to mess with colleagues that complain they are not able to search and find something anymore 🙂

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