How To Fix and Repair Broken Search in Windows 11/10 [Tutorial]
33How To Fix and Repair Broken Search in Windows 11/10 [Tutorial]
Commands Used:
sfc /scannow
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
The Search function is one of the most useful and frequently used features in Windows 11/10/8/7. And if it does get broken for some reason and does not display results at all or display results incorrectly, it can be quite frustrating. This tutorial will tell you how you can repair your Windows Search and the Search Indexer function.
Unfortunately, many users are having trouble with it, reporting that the Windows 11 search bar is not working anymore. In some cases, it does work but doesn’t display accurate results.
The search tool in Windows 11 has, with different feature updates of the operating system, both increased and decreased its integration with both Cortana and with File Explorer. These often-shifting changes to how search works leads to glitches—some of which present an easy fix.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
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On Windows 11, Windows Search is an essential feature that allows you to find virtually anything on your computer (such as documents, pictures, videos, system files, apps, emails, and settings) very quickly. Also, thanks to its integration with Bing search, you can use the feature for quick access to web pages and answers to common questions from the result preview.
Although search is a useful functionality that we take for granted every day, it'll come the time when it'll stop working as intended. For example, sometimes, search queries will show none or incomplete results. The search box in the taskbar will turn unresponsive or won't open at all, and more.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.