Windows 10 Start Menu Search Not Working? Here’s the Fix

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Published on October 14, 2017 11:45:55 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srPfEL-tVqU

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The Windows 10 Start menu search function lets you instantly search your PC and internet with a quick press of the Windows key, so if it stops working it can really ruin your flow.

Here we go through some of the best ways to patch up a broken Search bar in the Windows 10 Start menu, which will hopefully fix things for good.

Here are the timestamps for all the fixes in the video

0:38 Restart Windows Explorer
1:17 Check Windows Search Services
2:15 Restart the Cortana Process
2:43 Re-Register Cortana
Code snippet: Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

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