Windows 10 upage totally hosed the search feature

Not sure if this is just me but prior to the latest Windows 10 update, I could press the Window key, then type in any search phrase and find a list of installed programs or suggested web articles. Now when I do this I get nothing except a blank white search window.

Has anybody else experienced this? And if so is there a fix?

Still works for me. Maybe I should disable automatic updates?

windows key + s may work

edit no cancel that you still do not get the list you want

windows has made changes to the taskbar search im on phone can't check but there should be a menu option in the search dialog to select all/apps/settings/web.... to display - i cant remember exactly how i set mine up sorry

Next step, I guess is the Google. Thanks

I posted a question in the Windows 10 support forum. In the unlikely event that someone actually responds with a useful answer I will share here.

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The first thing I would do is open a command prompt as admin and run the following commands one by one:


sfc /scannow

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

DISM.exe /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup

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I right clicked on the Windows icon, selected Run, and entered these commands one at a time. The commands executed instantly. But,

Did not resolve the problem.

Did I do something wrong?

Got a Windows 10 update a day or two ago and the search function is working fine for me. Apps, folders, web search and recent files all listed.

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Originally Posted by gwpriester

I right clicked on the Windows icon, selected Run, and entered these commands one at a time. The commands executed instantly. But,

Did not resolve the problem.

Did I do something wrong?

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Yes, you need the cmd prompt:

Right click Start and choose Windows PowerShell (admin) then copy/paste the commands.

Or...you could see if the option to 'Update Now' is available to you. This takes a while (1 hour or so) but will rebuild the Windows system files and slap in any missing updates.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/soft...load/windows10

Gary, you may want to read this - you're not alone (although it didn't affect mine after that update)
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsof...dows-10-update

Thanks all. Running those commands from the Powershell did the trick.

good to know